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Skunks

skunks

omnivorous new world mammals of the family mustelidae, showing typical warning colouration of patterned black and white and able to eject a malodorous secretion when the animal is startled or in danger.


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"Twenty questions"-biology game

Skunks are cute if you have a bad cold:) Ok, I know. A hamster :) Rodentia Cricetinae

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by MichaelXY
Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:25 am
 
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Topic: "Twenty questions"-biology game
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"Twenty questions"-biology game

Is it a skunk? .... Are skunks cute? :D

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by ping
Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:08 pm
 
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Deformed Squirrel? Mange? Disease?

... from a nasty fly. In these parts (i.e., eastern Kentucky) we refer to these larval forms as a "Wolfworm". I have seen this many times in skunks, rabbits, cats, and other small mammals in the area. Check out this web site for further info. http://botfly.ifas.ufl.edu/abotfly/overview.htm ...

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by sharon_sharon
Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:17 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Deformed Squirrel? Mange? Disease?
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