I actually have a pet skunk and he is the best pet I've ever owned.
wow! I've never heard of people having skunks as pets! You're not afraid of him spraying you with a liquid with a strong unpleasant smell?
They remove their stink glands so he's basically like a cat.
how cool! What color is he? I know they vary in appearance from black and white to brown, cream or ginger colored
He's black with a white stripe down the back.
awesome! i don't even know why people use the word skunk as an insult
They are pretty dang cool animals if you ask me.
Skunk species vary in size from about long and in weight from about (spotted skunks) to (hog-nosed skunks). They have moderately elongated bodies with relatively short, well-muscled legs and long front claws for digging.
Although the most common fur color is black and white, some skunks are brown or grey and a few are cream-colored. All skunks are striped, even from birth. They may have a single thick stripe across back and tail, two thinner stripes, or a series
Skunk
Skunks are North and South American mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers. The animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant smell. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored, but all have warning coloration.
Etymology.
The word "skunk" is an Americanism from the 1630s, the