FUN FACT FRIDAY!! ******SKUNKS**** Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray. Striped skunks are the most common. There are also Hog Nose Skunks and Hooded Skunks. Skunks are part of the weasel family. That oily liquid that skunks spray in defense is actually yellow. A great horned owl will sweep down and snatch a skunk at night. They do not smell the offensive odor! A skunk can spray an attacker from 10 feet away! They can spray up to 23 feet is the wind is in their favor . Skunks aim for the face and eyes. Skunks are omnivores and eat fruit, insects and fishy. They will even eat rattlesnakes. Skunks will try anything in order not to spray. A spotted skunk will balance on its front paws in a handstand! Skunks will mate in late winter and the young are born from mid-spring until mid-summer. Generally there are 4-6 young per litter. Young are weaned at 2 months and usually leave to make their own den by fall. The territories of the males partially overlap that of 2 or more female skunks. Usually, the territory size is just less than one square mile. Skunks are actually very social animals. However, they can carry rabies and be destructive to your lawn and home
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:36:07 +0000
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