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Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

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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.

Species ID Suggestions

striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (8)
Cris
That cuteness!
Scott Frazier
Just out of curiosity, when rehabilitated are they also vaccinated against rabies?
turtles2penguins
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
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/7082115
galewhale..Gale
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
They are used to people and won't spray. Now they need to get used to the wild again...
KarenL
So sweet! How do you avoid getting 'skunked'?

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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