Friday, September 3, 2021

Meet the Spotted Skunks. They’ve Been Keeping a Secret From Us

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(NYTimes) Black fur, white stripes, fanny full of foul-smelling liquid — everybody can identify the striped skunk. But did you know these malodorous mammals have a number of smaller cousins marked by a pattern of black-and-white Rorschach blots? They’re known as the spotted skunks, and they do something the stripeys can’t. Spotted skunks perform a spread-eagled handstand before they spray you. Continued

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