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NATURE | Is That Skunk? | Baby Skunks | PBS

Duration: 03:56

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Jerry Dragoo shows off some cute skunk kits. Newborn skunk babies have markings on naked skin, which will later be replaced by fur in the same pattern. Skunk kits are able to spray from birth, but the resulting chemical plume is not nearly as strong as that of an adult.

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Post Date: January 20, 2009