Feeding the baby skunks 🦨 | Pet Skunk

Baby skunks at 12 days old | Martin Critchlow

Yes, baby skunks are stinky, although they can’t spray as well or accurately as adult skunks! They’re also so adorably (or as one of our followers said odor-ably) playful 🤭 We don’t mind a little skunk-perfume if it means they get to be happy, clean, and fed! #skunks #wildlife #animals | Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center

Skunks usually give plenty of warning before they spray. This little baby is showing the classic stomps, scoots, and his best puffed-up pose, trying his hardest to look bigger and scarier. Even though he’s tiny, he puts on a fierce display to warn off anything that might be a threat. If he were serious, he’d turn around, lift his tail, and start lunging back and forth. The funny part is that dogs often mistake all this stomping and scooting for playtime! Video credit goes to @cincinnatizoo Feel

Ever seen a skunk's spray in action? It looks as gross as it smells. | Love Nature

Kit Party! These baby skunks, also known as kits, are learning. We know it looks like play, but playing and learning are very often the same thing. Playing in animals is an important part of their development. Playing teaches them about their physical limitations and coordination, develops muscle memory and strength, stimulates brain development, helps to develop social skills, and it even helps them deal with stress. Many studies suggest that adult animals who played as juveniles cope better wi

189K views · 6.6K reactions | 令 It is 12:30am. What are baby skunks doing? They are practicing their “stomp and drag/mini handstands”. Most animals play the way they defend. This litter was brought to us after their Mom was found deceased. The homeowners worked tirelessly to get them from under their shed to our facility. #skunks #bestnaturaldefense #orphans #littlestinkers #stripedskunks | Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Facebook