skunk
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Santa Rosa is home to six endemic plants, as well as the island spotted skunk and rare birds, Cohen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
“The skunk at the party—and it could happen in 2026—would be inflation slowly going up,” Dimon wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 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
Gingersnipes clambered back onto the raft, looking like a drowned skunk.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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
Seven opossums, four raccoons, five owls, and six skunks had waddled, scooted, dashed, and fluttered from their various homes, just to see me off.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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