Skunks are mammals in the family called Mephitidae
interesting, what do they eat?
Well can't tell for now but they animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong unpleasant smell
I see, how long have they been around
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