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Spilogale gracilis
small black mammal with white patches (rather than lengthwise stripes of the striped skunk)
temperate rain forest
This one wasn't old enough to spray, but was rapidly developing the signs: thumping with one foot, then doing a handstand with tail up. They can squeeze through the tiniest of spaces. Locals call them (erroneously) "civet cats".
Spotted on Jul 1, 1995
Submitted on Jun 29, 2011
9 Comments
Very cute....
(would it not???)
i wish ihad a baby skunk...of course it would be de-scented... :)
cute!
Pepe le Pew!
Used to invade our chicken runs in Idaho - you learn to keep away from the blunt end.
Awww. My mother actually had a pet skunk as a child (of course, they had him de-scented).
I think there is a picture somewhere when my brothers were young holding baby skunks.
I've never seen anyone hold a skunk! Neat.