Why does skunk spray make you want to tear off your own face? The answer lies in two simple atoms which pull together and hitch a ride on other molecules. We’ll tell you what they are, and how you can ...

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Skunk mating season brings increased movement, aggression, and spraying as males roam miles in search of females. Skunk spray is a powerful chemical defense based on sulfur compounds that cling to fur ...

Is that skunk I smell? As February begins and spring slowly starts to make itself felt across the Bay Area, you might be concerned about what seems like the increasingly noxious prevalence of skunk ...

Jerry Dragoo’s Web site provides basic biological information pertaining to wild skunks. For information about the classification of the Mephitidae family, check out Dragoo’s detailed account. William ...

It’s skunk mating season. Perhaps you’ve caught a whiff of it in the air. Because sometimes love stinks. Two skunk species live in Washington and Idaho: the commonly encountered striped version and ...

Why does today’s marijuana smell like skunk spray? I am not a user, but I am old enough to know that the odor of marijuana in the 1970s was much more pleasant than today’s. Back then it resembled ...

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