Striped skunk is a skunk of the genus Mephitis that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico.
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13 Facts About Striped skunk
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The striped skunk is one of the most recognizable of North America's animals, and is a popular figure in cartoons and children's books.
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Striped skunk was first formally named by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber as Viverra mephitis.
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English word Striped skunk has two root words of Algonquian and Iroquoian origin, specifically seganku and scangaresse .
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Alternative English names for the striped skunk include common skunk, Hudsonian skunk, northern skunk, black-tailed skunk and prairie polecat.
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Striped skunk is a stoutly-built, short-limbed animal with a small, conical head and a long, heavily furred tail.
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The striped skunk is known to consume amphibians, reptiles, carrion and fish.
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The Striped skunk will consume vegetable matter, such as apples, blueberries, black cherries, ground cherries, corn and nightshade when in season.
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Striped skunk is commonly featured in the myths and oral traditions of Native Americans.
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Striped skunk was once called the "emblem of America" by Ernest Thompson Seton.
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Striped skunk is one of North America's most sought-after furbearers, and was once the second most harvested after the muskrat.
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Striped skunk is easily tamed and was often kept in barns to kill rats and mice during the 19th century.
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Striped skunk was regularly eaten by trappers and indigenous peoples, provided the animal was not too old or had not sprayed before being killed.
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