Striped Skunk Studies
Added 2023-12-28 02:14:23 +0000 UTCNot super robust this time around, just enough practice to get the general shapes down. They're so wonderfully round ;~;
Skunk facts!!!:
- the word "skunk" was likely adapted from the Abenaki word "seganku" which can be translated to "pee fox"
- their spray is extremely precise and can reach up to 10 feet away! The scent can be detected by the human nose up to 3.5 miles downwind.
- At any given time, they only carry enough spray for about five or six successive uses, and require up to ten days to produce more.
- Their coloration follows the same evolutionary rule as animals that use poison such as poison dart frogs, where the bold stripes serve as a warning.
- Their only regular predator is the great horned owl. The stink works.
- Tomato juice does not actually remove skunk odor; it may only appear to work because by the time you get enough tomato juice to bathe in, you've gotten yourself used to the smell.
Comments
I'm looking forward to the monthly :3
Fleeks
2023-12-28 17:47:07 +0000 UTCAnother cool fact is that they used to be classified in the weasel family but now are in their own family with stink badgers. They actually end up being most closely related to raccoons and red pandas, I actually saw a pair of skunks recently in the snow.
Stéphane L
2023-12-28 02:19:11 +0000 UTC
