As their name suggests, striped skunks are black with a distinctive white stripe down their sides to the base of their tails. Striped skunks are solitary and crepuscular animals, meaning that they come out alone at dawn, dusk and into the night, to hunt and forage for food. During the day, they rest in burrows that they dig with their powerful front claws or that they find abandoned by other animals.
As a defensive system, skunks have the ability to emit a strong smelling fluid from the two glands located near its tail. Although they hold enough chemical for 3 shots, skunks prefer not to waste their spray. They will first confront a potential threat flashing their white tail and stomping their feet. If the intruder persists, it can spray its yellow, oily liquid up to 12 feet with devastating accuracy. The spray doesn’t cause any real damage, but the smell is potent, uncomfortable and may linger for days.
IUCN Red List status: Least Concern
This species is listed as Least Concern as it is widely distributed in a variety of habitats including human altered habitats and has increased in numbers in many regions during recent years.
THE FOLLOWING WONDERFUL PEOPLE HAVE ADOPTED OUR Skunk Jasper:
OCTOBER 2023
Kirsty J
