Safety note: Keep your distance — skunks spray when threatened.
The Striped Skunk is famous for its potent sulfur-compound spray, accurate to 10 feet and detectable up to a mile. Despite this, it is a mild-mannered omnivore and beneficial pest controller.
Habitat
Forests, fields, suburban neighborhoods, and farmland
Diet
Insects, grubs, small vertebrates, eggs, fruit, and refuse
How common
Common
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