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Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Photo by mhufnagl
Published on Project Noah
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lori.tas
No problem, and welcome to NOAH.
mhufnagl
Just learning how to download photos. I deleated the Virginia Opossum and will reload again.
lori.tas
Can you put them in separate spottings?
lori.tas
I think you might have two different animals in your photos. The first looks like an Opossum to me. The second is definitely a skunk.
mhufnagl
Of couse this is a Virginia Opossum

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011

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