Ron Joseph has fond memories of the skunk, with its scent glands removed, that became a part of his childhood.

The striped skunk is stout-bodied with short legs and a long, bushy, coarsely-furred tail. The striped skunk is stout-bodied with short legs and a long, bushy, ... about the same age young skunks are ...

Like skunks, stink badgers expel liquid from their anal glands in self-defense. How to Tell The Difference Despite their ...

A skunk can shoot its foul-smelling spray up to 15 feet. Skunks make their spray in a pair of glands near their anus. Composed of sulfurous chemicals called thiols, skunk spray is an irritant that ...

The liquid produced by a skunk's anal glands contains several chemical compounds, including thiols and thioacetates, which are both rich in sulfur. “If you see a skunk, ...

When people think about skunks the first thing that comes to mind is usually their unpleasant smell. Expelling an extremely pungent odor from their scent glands to protect themselves, is only one ...

In the forests, fields, and backyards of North America, the striped skunk is an unmistakable sight. Its bold black-and-white ...

Armed with scent glands that can squirt sulfuric secretions into a predator’s eyeballs, skunks are fortunate to not have as many natural predators as other similarly sized mammals.

Skunk spray gets its smell from thiol, an oily sulfur compound that skunks produce in their anal glands. Thiol is oil based, which explains why rinsing does little to nothing for getting rid of that ...

Skunk spray gets its smell from thiol, an oily sulfur compound that skunks produce in their anal glands. Thiol is oil based, which explains why rinsing does little to nothing for getting rid of ...

The striped skunk has the ability to “spray a yellowish, nauseating musk” from glands in its butt that can cause temporary blindness and leave behind a putrid smell, according to N.C. Wildlife.

Your cat has two anal sacs in their bottom. Similar to a skunk’s scent glands, they help mark their territory. They produce a dark, smelly liquid. That liquid is usually squeezed out when they poop.