Q1) Skunks are moderately small mammals, usually with black-and-white fur, belonging to the family ___________?


Q2) There are _________ species of skunks.

Q3) The two skunk species in the Mydaus genus inhabit Indonesia and the Philippines; all others inhabit _______?

Q4) Skunk species vary in size from about (16 in. 40 cm) to (27 in. - 70 cm) and in weight from about (1 lb. - 0.5 kg) to __________________?

Q5) The most common fur color of a skunk is black and white, others are _____________ .

Q6) The best-known and most distinctive weapon that a skunks uses is it's _______________?

Q7) They have two glands, on either side of the anus, that produce a mixture of _______________ chemicals.

Q8) Skunks can spray with high accuracy as far as _________________ and the smell can be detected by a human one mile away.

Q9) Threatened skunks will go through an elaborate routine _______________________ before resorting to the spray.

Q10) Most predatory animals will avoid hunting the skunk, its main predator is the ________________.