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[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 64 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)
[–] Chozo@fedia.io 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Skunks really are deceptively adorable. There's a family of them that hang around the area between my home and the gas station I sometimes walk to at night, and I've caught them out there crossing the street and thought "Aww, how cu- ohfuuuuck walking back home, walking back home, runningbackhome"

I used to work with somebody who says she kept a de-glanded (not sure what the term is) skunk as a kid, and apparently they make good pets and allegedly have "fat ferret energy". But apparently they still stink even without their gland.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 13 points 4 months ago

Yes, they can't spray you with the stink, but it's still coming from them. I love skunks, their intelligence, their playfulness, their sociability, but nevertheless would not like to own one or ever come anything close to a wild one because I react strongly to smells.

[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 14 points 4 months ago

Thanks! We Skunks work hard to achieve this perfect balance.

[–] bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Stelllllaaaaaaa

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

A coworker of mine got skunked last fall. He hatched this whole revenge plan to trap it and then shoot it on halloween night, when the shot would be mistaken for a firecracker. The skunk must have caught wind because he skipped town.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

They're basically stinky cats. I kinda want one but sadly they're illegal here unless you buy one from a breeder.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Was camping one time, got up to take a whiz in the middle of the night. Met the skunk at the campfire. I slowly backed up and noped out of there.