So, it's not a rodent (striped skunks, Mephistis mephistis are their own family, Mephitidae, in Order Carnivora), but how could I not comment on this cutie in our yard? We are unsure why a skunk was hanging out in our yard at early twilight. We do know that while his back end looked like a creature in distress (it never picked up its white tipped tail or took full steps with the back legs), its front end continued with nose to the ground obliviously rooting for something. The Mister had photographic problems because of low light, but not because the skunk was running away. A naive neighborhood cat was tracking it and about to pounch then had an apparent flash of recognition and wandered abruptly the other way.
Skunks are way cool, but I hope not to see this one in this state again.
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Poor skunk is hiding in the ditch of our street as of 4:30 PM this afternoon. Injury to the back legs and.or back still seems like the most likely reason.
How sad! Does Glenville have an animal control department?
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