Skunks of
By Riley
http://www.projectwildlife.org/living-skunks.htm
What d o you call a flying skunk? A smellicopter! Why are skunks so smart? They have a lot of scents!! In this report you will learn about what
skunks look like, what they eat, how they defend themselves, their locomotion,
when they grow up, their habitat, and other interesting facts.
Skunks have all black except for the line down their
back. They have a little line of white
running down their face to their nose.
They are twenty to thirty inches long including their tail. The tail is bushy. The skunks are members of the weasel
family. There are four species of skunks
in
Skunks eat caterpillars, mice, and rats. They even eat some plants and insects. The insects that they eat are harmful to
humans so it is good that skunks eat insects.
They are omnivores. This means
they eat meat and plants. They live in a
den in trees so it is easy for them to find food.
Skunks spray other animals with a stinky smell to protect
themselves and their young ones. The
glands that hold the chemical that they spray can hold up to six full
sprays! They also stomp their feet. They could use their sharp teeth but they
usually just use their spray.
They are slow moving animals. They walk and run, but mostly move
slowly. They waddle when they walk.
How do they learn how to grow up? The mother teaches them to hunt and look out
for predators. Many skunk babies are
born in May. They usually have about six
babies born at a time.
I think that it is interesting that they eat meat, plants,
and insects. They are nocturnal. Their color, mostly black, camouflages them. Most people don’t know that there are four
kinds of species of skunks in
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