
I’m sorry to report that due to DNA analysis, skunks are now classified as mephitids and are no longer members of the mustilid family. That’s okay because honey badger is.
[Live Amtrak poll found here. More mustilid stuff here.]
BONUS: This is what a skunk sounds like.
I thought polecats were skunks.
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I axed Mr. Google.
https://www.difference.wiki/skunk-vs-polecat/
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Except I’ve heard Americans refer to polecats.
Maybe it’s just slang.
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I’ve heard Americans refer to bison as buffalo, ravens as crows, opossums as possums, etc. Happens.
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