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Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Description:

This young skunk was saved by a wildlife rehabilitator at two weeks old and is now ready to be reintroduced to the wild. This chubby guy was the runt of the litter.

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8 Comments

Cris
Cris 9 years ago

That cuteness!

turtles2penguins
turtles2penguins 9 years ago

I don't know.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Just out of curiosity, when rehabilitated are they also vaccinated against rabies?

turtles2penguins
turtles2penguins 12 years ago

This little guy had four siblings, each with their own stripe pattern. The rehabilitator who has been taking care of them said they will gradually get used to being wild as they are weaned off human help at a woodland feeding station.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I see one in our yard from time to time & it just runs like hell when it spots us but thankfully it has never sprayed us! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/708...

galewhale..Gale
galewhale..Gale 12 years ago

Will it know to stay away from people. I really like skunks... I'd love to work out some sort of truce so we could co-exist in my yard.

turtles2penguins
turtles2penguins 12 years ago

They are used to people and won't spray. Now they need to get used to the wild again...

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

So sweet! How do you avoid getting 'skunked'?

turtles2penguins
Spotted by
turtles2penguins

Maine, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2011
Submitted on Sep 23, 2011

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