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Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
The skunk defends itself against attackers by spraying them with a smelly fluid.
Some skunks even emit their foul-smelling emission whilst standing on their hands.
- Conservation Status: not endangered
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Americas
Americas
- Primary Habitat: forest, Savannah
The skunk is a small predatory animal with a characteristic black and white coat which mostly lives on the American continent. When in danger, skunks bare their teeth, stomp the ground and then emit a foul-smelling secretion. They stick their tails straight up and aim for their attackers. Skunks hunt at dusk and at night. Their diet consists of small mammals, snakes and lizards.
