SKUNKS
Mammal     -     Vertebrate      -      Omnivore
Male:  Boar
Female:  Sow
Young:  Kit
​SKUNKS
  • Eat insects, earthworms, small rodents, lizards, rats, salamanders, frogs, snakes, birds, moles and eggs, as well as berries, roots, leaves, grasses, fungi, nuts, chickens and eggs.
  • Are the primary predator of the honeybee (their thick fur protects them from stings).
  • Make a den in sheltered spaces, including abandoned burrows and buildings, bars and under houses.
  • Will attack a beehive.
  • Have good hearing and sense of smell, but have poor eyesight.
  • Secrete an oily musk from their anal glands.
  • Can accurately spray this secretion up to ten feet to keep predators at bay.