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Re: [APML]: Skunk-Be-Gone
Dear Alfredo -
Skunks are mammals and are about the same size as racoons. They are solid
black in color with a white stripe or stripes running down their back from
head to tail. The skunk has a musk or scent glad in its anus which can
squirt a spray of the most foul, pungent, disagreeable fluid at its
enemies. Once squirted by a skunk, it takes days to remove the scent.
Fortunately, the skunk uses this spray as a defense only when it feels
treatened. That's why you have to be careful about chasing it away. You
certainly don't want the skunk to think you are a dangerous threat!
Regards,
Fred Espenak
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