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Did you Know? List of Facts about Skunks
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Skunks, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Skunks are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: The Skunk is well known for its ability to secret a liquid with a foul smell. The skunk belongs to the family Mephitidae and to the order Carnivora and are native to North and Central America of which there are several species. The common species of the Eastern United States (Mephitis mephitica) is black with more or less white on the body and tail. The spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), native of the South-western United States and Mexico, is smaller than the common skunk, and is variously marked with black and white

  • Fact 2 - Skunks have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at will, as a means of defence
  • Fact 3 - Skunks are also known as American Polecats
  • Fact 4 - There are 10 different species of Skunks
  • Fact 5 - The color of the coat of a skunk varies from black and white to cream, gray and brown
  • Fact 6 - the baby skunks are born blind
  • Fact 7 - They have terrible eyesight but excellent hearing
  • Fact 8 - Skunks stats and facts
    • Weight: Spotted skunks - 1.1 pounds (0.50 kg) Hog-nosed skunks 18 pounds
    • Height: 40 - 70 cm
    • Habitat: open, scrub, wooded and developed areas
    • Lifespan: 2-3 years
    • Diet: Skunks are omnivores eating mainly small animals, berries, grass and roots. They are also scavengers
  • Fact 9 - Skunks are related to ferrets, weasels, Otters and badgers
  • Fact 10 - The skunk in the Disney film of Bambi was called Flower!
  • Fact 11 - Skunks are one of the primary predators of the honeybee - Bees
  • Fact 12 - They shelter in burrows
  • Fact 13 - The best kind of pet skunk to have is the striped skunk rather than the spotted or hog-nosed type
  • Fact 14 - The striped skunk is the most common member of the weasel family
  • Fact 15 - The collective name for a group of Skunksis a Surfeit
  • Fact 16 - Male Skunks are called bucks
  • Fact 17 - Female Skunks are called does
  • Fact 18 - The names given to babies are kits

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