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Nimbus · M
@cherokeepatti I thought not but:
Recently, a colony of wild skunks has been discovered in the UK, specifically in Gloucestershire, marking the first known instance of skunks living freely in the area.
Recent Sightings
In the Forest of Dean, there have been numerous reported sightings of wild skunks, including a young female skunk named Ozzy, who was rescued after being found in the wild. Experts were surprised by these sightings, as skunks are native to the Americas and have never been known to live wild in the UK before. It is believed that these skunks may have escaped from captivity or been abandoned, as there are several hundred skunks kept as pets in the UK.
Daily Mail.
Recently, a colony of wild skunks has been discovered in the UK, specifically in Gloucestershire, marking the first known instance of skunks living freely in the area.
Recent Sightings
In the Forest of Dean, there have been numerous reported sightings of wild skunks, including a young female skunk named Ozzy, who was rescued after being found in the wild. Experts were surprised by these sightings, as skunks are native to the Americas and have never been known to live wild in the UK before. It is believed that these skunks may have escaped from captivity or been abandoned, as there are several hundred skunks kept as pets in the UK.
Daily Mail.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@Nimbus Sometimes they carry rabies here. They can carry it a long time before actually showing signs and dying from it. They have been responsible for some humans contracting rabies. They are also blood-thirsty and will dig under chicken pens if they can and chew their neck to get their blood. Had 8 half-grown chickens killed that way in one night when I was young and lived out in a rural area.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@AbbeyRhode They have such a lovely musky aroma, don’t they?
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@Nimbus Over a century ago when my aunt was about 3 years old and the family lived in a rural area she got bit by a skunk in the middle of the night. It had climbed through the window (left open due to the heat of the summer) and bit down on her lip while she was sleeping. She started screaming and her parents got it off of her. They had to wait for weeks to see if she developed symptoms of rabies. Back then there was no cure and it would have meant death. I think it was just hungry but yikes imagine something like that happening to a child or anyone else.