The other day I smelled a skunk outside. It smelled so bad, and so strong!
Skunks are mammals 
That's true. They are very cute, and one wouldn't think they would smell so bad!
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
smelled bad. When Titus said that the coins did not smell bad, Vespasian replied: "And yet they come from urine".
Having contracted a 'bowel complaint,' Vespasian tried to continue his duties as emperor from what would be his deathbed, but on a sudden attack of diarrhea he said "An emperor ought to die standing," and died while struggling to do so.
Constituent works Titus.
Titus was the elder son of Vespasian, and second emperor of the Flavian dynasty. As Suetonius writes