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|Most_Compatible_Fylgia= Dire Badger | |Most_Compatible_Fylgia= Dire Badger | ||
|Most_Compatible_Notes= The skunk is ver similar to the badger, weasel, gertitrie fisher and dire badger. | |Most_Compatible_Notes= The skunk is ver similar to the badger, weasel, gertitrie fisher and dire badger. | ||
|Introduction= This is a small animal with an unusual defense of being able to to spray a foul, | |Introduction= This is a small animal with an unusual defense of being able to to spray a foul, clinging smell that keeps most other creatures at bay. Most are black and white and often stripped or spotted, but there are also some brown, grey and cream-colored ones. Skunks are actually rather reluctant to spray as they must 're-charge' their scent glands and if the warning of their black and white coats do not deter a potential predator, they will go through a great ritual of stamping their feet, hissing and other threat postures before spraying. They are usually most active at dawn and dusk. | ||
|Feeding_Habits= They eat insects, larvae, grubs, worms, rodents, lizards, salamanders, birds, snakes, frogs, moles, and eggs. They also eat berries, nuts, roots, leaves, grasses and fungi. If they live near garbage pits, they will also forage there. If hard pressed for food they may also savage carrion. They will also eat bees. Although they are not actually interested in the honey like the bear. They are actually interested in the bees. They will also dig up yellow-jacket wasp nests. | |Feeding_Habits= They eat insects, larvae, grubs, worms, rodents, lizards, salamanders, birds, snakes, frogs, moles, and eggs. They also eat berries, nuts, roots, leaves, grasses and fungi. If they live near garbage pits, they will also forage there. If hard pressed for food they may also savage carrion. They will also eat bees. Although they are not actually interested in the honey like the bear. They are actually interested in the bees. They will also dig up yellow-jacket wasp nests. | ||
|Disposition_Social_Habits= Skunks tend to be solitary when not mating.Though in colder climates they may co-den during the colder parts of the year. | |Disposition_Social_Habits= Skunks tend to be solitary when not mating.Though in colder climates they may co-den during the colder parts of the year. | ||
|Habitat= They seem to prefer woodland and forests to open plains but are pretty adaptable. | |Habitat= They seem to prefer woodland and forests to open plains but are pretty adaptable. | ||
|Other_Notes= Skunks remind us to avoid conflict and turmoil. The skunk totem teaches us to be assertive with no self - to have a balance between pleasing other people and our own self-respect. The skunk has a powerful weapon, but just because she has this weapon she does not need to use it. She can stand her ground with quiet self-confidence. But if she must, she will raise a stink. | |Other_Notes= Skunks remind us to avoid conflict and turmoil. The skunk totem teaches us to be assertive with no self - to have a balance between pleasing other people and our own self-respect. The skunk has a powerful weapon, but just because she has this weapon she does not need to use it. She can stand her ground with quiet self-confidence. But if she must, she will raise a stink. This is already a CTS compatible animal but had no write up, so have no CTS code. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 1 June 2021
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Research
Creature Name: Skunk
Observations by: [PCs:Malulani jael MacMurray]]
Creature Type: Animal
Creature Subtype: Rodent
CTS trainable: Not yet (submitted, but not yet reviewed).
Introduction
This is a small animal with an unusual defense of being able to to spray a foul, clinging smell that keeps most other creatures at bay. Most are black and white and often stripped or spotted, but there are also some brown, grey and cream-colored ones. Skunks are actually rather reluctant to spray as they must 're-charge' their scent glands and if the warning of their black and white coats do not deter a potential predator, they will go through a great ritual of stamping their feet, hissing and other threat postures before spraying. They are usually most active at dawn and dusk.
Feeding Habits
They eat insects, larvae, grubs, worms, rodents, lizards, salamanders, birds, snakes, frogs, moles, and eggs. They also eat berries, nuts, roots, leaves, grasses and fungi. If they live near garbage pits, they will also forage there. If hard pressed for food they may also savage carrion. They will also eat bees. Although they are not actually interested in the honey like the bear. They are actually interested in the bees. They will also dig up yellow-jacket wasp nests.
Disposition and Social Habits
Skunks tend to be solitary when not mating.Though in colder climates they may co-den during the colder parts of the year.
Habitat
They seem to prefer woodland and forests to open plains but are pretty adaptable.
Fylgia
Most compatible: Dire Badger
- The skunk is ver similar to the badger, weasel, gertitrie fisher and dire badger.
Other notes
Skunks remind us to avoid conflict and turmoil. The skunk totem teaches us to be assertive with no self - to have a balance between pleasing other people and our own self-respect. The skunk has a powerful weapon, but just because she has this weapon she does not need to use it. She can stand her ground with quiet self-confidence. But if she must, she will raise a stink. This is already a CTS compatible animal but had no write up, so have no CTS code.