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- Are there any skunks in France?
- What countries do skunks live in?
- What city do skunks live in?
- Why are there no skunks on Long Island?
- Does Europe have skunks?
- What do the French think of Pepe Le Pew?
- What country has the most skunks?
- Do skunks live on other continents?
- Where do skunks hide in the day?
- Are there wild wolves on Long Island?
- Are skunks indigenous to Long Island?
- Did bears ever live Long Island?
- Why do skunks stink so bad?
- Are skunks friendly to humans?
- Are skunks afraid of humans?
Are there any skunks in France?
Europe, Africa, Australia, mainland Asia and most island nations (including those in the Caribbean) have no native skunks.
What countries do skunks live in?
Habitat. These small stinkers are found in the United States, Canada, South America and Mexico. Stink badgers, which were recently considered part of the skunk family, are found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Skunks live in forest edges, woodlands, grasslands and deserts.
What city do skunks live in?
They can live in both rural and urban areas. Skunks generally live in dens that they dig with their strong front claws. These dens will be holes that you find in your yard. Or they may find and live in an abandoned den built by other animals, such as a foxes or woodchucks.
Why are there no skunks on Long Island?
"It also may be because agriculture has declined so much that there are not as many toxins." "Finding skunks at all is good," said Steve Lorence, senior biologist of the State Environmental Conservation Department. Another biologist on Long Island, Bob Paris, said the skunk had been virtually missing for 20 years.
Does Europe have skunks?
Skunks are a New World animal and don't appear naturally in Europe or Asia—their closest relative living in the Old World is the stink badger. There are three genera of skunks in the family Mephitidae with habitats ranging from Canada all the way to Argentina and Chile.
What do the French think of Pepe Le Pew?
Pepé Le Pew is supposed to be a stereotypical seductive Frenchman… except he never gets the girl. The thing is, though, modern-day Frenchmen definitely don't flirt like Pepé, and most of them didn't behave like Pepé Le Pew even when the character was created.
What country has the most skunks?
It is found throughout the United States, northern Mexico, and southern and central Canada. The hog-nosed and the spotted skunks have a broader range that extends from southern Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Do skunks live on other continents?
Skunk's can be found throughout Canada and North and South America. The species of skunk will determine whereabouts they're found throughout each of the countries and other continents. ... Molina's hog-nosed skunk – resides in Southern Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Northern Argentina.
Where do skunks hide in the day?
Skunks are nocturnal, usually active from early evening through the night. They usually spend their days sleeping in dens, although during the warm months they may bed in vegetation. Dens are usually below ground but may be found in a stream or pond banks, lumber piles, or beneath porches or in crawl spaces.
Are there wild wolves on Long Island?
Wolves were once common in New York State, but now are rare according to literature from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. There have been recent coyote sightings on Long Island, however, as far east as Bridgehampton, according to the DEC.
Are skunks indigenous to Long Island?
Skunks are really just returning to their ancestral home. The striped skunk is a species native to Long Island and was even a popular food source for the area's indigenous people. But it was almost entirely wiped out by island-wide insecticide used around the turn of the 19th century.
Did bears ever live Long Island?
The state's bear population once lived largely in the Adirondacks and Catskills, but have now spread to nearly every part of the state except Long Island and New York City.
Why do skunks stink so bad?
Skunks are small, but they can be smelly! The reason skunks smell bad is because of a gland under their tail that produces and sprays their stink. The stinky spray is an oily liquid primarily made up of a substance called thiols, with a sulfur component that is the earmark of the signature skunk odor.
Are skunks friendly to humans?
Because skunks are generally easy-going, they will not intentionally bother people. In fact, skunks may benefit humans by eating many insects and rodents many regard as pests.
Are skunks afraid of humans?
Skunks are naturally introverted animals – they do not like human attention, so they will not seek this type of interaction. Instead, they rather keep to themselves and find food without anyone getting in harm's way.
