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Skunks are North and South American mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers. The animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant smell.
The Stripes Point Out The Sprayer.
They Do a Little Warning Dance.
They Evolved Their Smelly Spray Because They’re Nocturnal.
That Spray is Powerful Stuff.
They’re In A Family of Their Own.
Skunk Spray is Highly Flammable.
You can Fight the Smell Chemically.
Skunks are Semi-Popular Pets.
Skunks have two anal scent glands located on their behind. When trying to defend itself, a skunk can spray a foul-smelling liquid from these glands. The awful smell will hopefully scare away the potential threat. The scent from a skunk spray is truly horrendous. Whether your dog has gotten sprayed before, or you have smelled skunk roadkill, it’s something that you don’t forget.
In the animal kingdom, the skunk family name is Mephitidae, which literally means “stink”. The family includes skunks and stink badgers, both of which are known for their well-developed anal scent glands. Stink badgers live only in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Skunks used to be part of the Mustelidae family, which includes “musty” animals like weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, mink, and wolverines. Still, modern genetic identification shows that skunks are on a branch of their own.
Eastern Spotted Skunk: An animal with beautiful white stripes and coloring. Lives in much of the eastern half of the USA.
Western Spotted Skunk: Are almost identical to the Eastern Spotted Skunk, except for their ranges. They are found in the western USA, southwestern British Colombia, and northern Mexico.
Hooded Skunk: Mostly lives in Mexico, but their range extends into the southwestern USA.
American Hog-nosed Skunk: Can be found in the southwestern USA, along with most of Mexico.
Skunks even have a pair of relatives called the Palawan and Sunda Stink Badgers that are not from the Mustelidae (badger) family, despite the name. These guys got the badger name because physically, they resemble a badger’s shape. But they possess a pair of anal scent glands, just like skunks!
Unfortunately, if you want to see a stink badger, you’ll have to go to the Malay Archipelago, midway between Asia and Australia, which is the only place where you can find them. Skunk lovers will tell you about their friendliness, inquisitive nature, and how clever they are. Each one has its own personality, similar to other domestic pets like dogs and cats.
Skunks do not have an unlimited supply of smelly spray, so they must use caution when deploying this tactic.
Skunks can spray as many as six times in a row. But the problem is that recharge time is very slow. From empty to full again takes about ten days. This defensive measure is a valuable resource. They don’t want to waste it, so threats are better.
Skunks are legendary for their horrible-smelling spray. Produced by glands under its tail, this foul mist can be blasted as far as three metres.
The oily liquid that skunks produce is used as a powerful predator-deterrent which causes no real damage to its victims.
Skunks have two anal glands that carry the spray material. These glands carry limited amount, enough to spray 5 to 8 times.
Skunks spray sparingly as they sometimes need over a week to reload the glands.
A skunk will always give a warning before spraying: it turns its back to the target, hisses and stamps its feet.
Skunks are not aggressive toward humans. They only spray in self defense.
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A snake bite does not kill skunks — they are immune to snake venom.
Skunks vary in size, although most are the size of a house cat.
They have a variety of striped, spotted and swirled patterns but all are a vivid black and white which makes them easily identifiable.
Skunks usually nest in burrows constructed by other animals, but they also live in hollow logs or even abandoned buildings.
Each female gives birth to between two and ten young each year.
Skunks are opportunistic eaters with a varied diet. They are nocturnal foragers who eat fruit and plants, insects, larvae, worms, eggs, reptiles, small mammals, and even fish.
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