Mephitidae - This Family Stinks! | Nature: Is That Skunk?

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skunks striped skunks stink dna fossil hooded skunks spotted skunks hog-nosed skunk stink badgers
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Science
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Mephitidae - This Family Stinks! | Nature: Is That Skunk?

Jerry Dragoo and his colleagues found that skunks should be classified as their own family, which they named Mephitidae, after a word meaning "stink."
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PBS Learning Media

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