Skunks Research Paper

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There are eleven different types of species of these types of mammals. All skunks do have a stripe running from their forehead to the end of their tail. Skunks usually spray predators with their gross smell for them to go away. Some people wonder if the skunks can actually smell their own smell. The answer is yes. From some resources, some skunks are nose blind and others are not. The skunks who are not nose blind tend to either sneeze or dig their noses in the ground to not smell their spray. Yes, the smell gets into their fur so they usually groom themselves or find a place like a puddle to clear it away.
When you are out on a drive or on a hike and you come to this onion, garlic, rotten like smell, you think of a skunk and you know it is.

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