skunk
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Officials say the last animal confirmed to have rabies that wasn’t a bat was a skunk infected with the bat strain of rabies in Long Beach in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The lawyers point to the use of cartoon animals by convenience stores since at least the 1930s: Sinclair Oil has a dinosaur, Stinker Stores a skunk, Esso a tiger and Wawa a goose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
You couldn’t turn on your television without seeing this woman pop up somewhere, sporting a black-and-white skunk wig, preaching her freak-forward gospel.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
Like an urban squirrel or skunk, you are, alarmingly often, in danger of having your body shattered by a two-ton machine hurtling through space at 70 miles per hour.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
There should be skunk time at school, thought Bat.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
They are not related to giant pandas but rather closer to raccoons, skunks and weasels.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
They must be hungry—twice they catch skunks, and a sealed house with a skunk inside, loaded or unloaded, is more than this viewer wanted to contemplate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Since the beginning of the outbreak, California officials have found the virus in wild birds such as rock pigeons, white-faced ibis, and turkey vultures, as well as wild mammals including mountain lions, raccoons and skunks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
The virus is known to infect mammals — from skunks, bears, and cows to people and house pets.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
The skunks were going to remain under their porch.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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