I once had a skunk as a pet.
Are you serious?,Hahaha, they are  mammals in the family Mephitidae.
Yes they are. Only mine could no longer spray people.
Lucky you, I hate them because of their  ability to spray a liquid with a strong unpleasant smell.
The remedy to that smell is to bathe in tomato juice, but who has time for that?
I agree. Oh well, Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored
Mine was black and white. He used a litter box and did a few tricks even. They are smart.
Massachusetts reflex of proto-Algonquian squunck, from a southern New England Algonquian language (probably Abenaki) seganku, from Proto-Algonquian */šeka:kwa/, from */šek-/ "to urinate" + */-a:kw/ "fox." "Skunk" has historic use as an insult, attested from 1841.
In 1634, a skunk was described in the Jesuit Relations:
In Southern United States dialect, the term "polecat" is sometimes used as a colloquial nickname for a skunk.
Physical description.
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