These orphaned baby skunks from springtime last year were returned to the wild but not before we caught this cute photo as they were being organized during a cleaning and weighing time.
You may be asking yourself: self, can baby skunks spray? Why yes! Yes, they can. They can make their musk and spray when born, and by four months of age they can spray with pretty good accuracy. How do you care for so many skunks without getting sprayed? Carefully. Pay attention to the stomping, charging, and the tail lifting. Those are all signs you need to give a skunk a little bit of personal space, even for adult skunks in your yard. Not all communication is verbal!
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