Friday, February 5, 2010

Are skunks the only animals that use funk as a defense mechanism?

If not, please list other animals. Thanks!Are skunks the only animals that use funk as a defense mechanism?
Oh, lord no. Many animals use pungent scent glands as a defense mechanism, including foxes, wolverines, minks, weasels, musk beetles, and certain snakeAre skunks the only animals that use funk as a defense mechanism?
Most of their relatives... wolverines have a distinctive funk to go along with the bad attitude, weasels and ferrets both have quite a stink, etc. etc.





Also, many snakes, turtles, and lizards will ';musk'; when handled... basically they empty out whatever they've got to empty out... not pleasant at all...
Polecats, musk turtles (AKA stinkpots), garter snakes
Hey, vultures have been known to vomit on their attackers. Nothing like road kill - the second time around.
Stink bugs and muskrats to name two.
a stink bug does 2

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