Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 9月18日 03時19分

Many animals who typically choose fight as opposed to flight against predators have markings that proudly display their most useful weapon of defense. This is why skunks have white stripes pointing directly toward their rear end. Though emitting a controlled stream of smelly, oily spray up to ten feet (3 meters) toward an opponent is a powerful defense mechanism, it’s not usually a skunk’s first means of deterrence. Since spraying will leave them helpless until they can “reload”, skunks will first try to scare their attacker off by locking eyes and standing on their front paws, pointing their tail directly at the predator. Most skunks are not aggressive and their spray causes no harm to humans other than a lingering smell that might last for a couple days.
The baby skunk pictured here was orphaned and rescued in Dunbar, Nebraska.
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