Western Spotted Skunk
Western Spotted Skunk
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| マダラスカンク | |||
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| Romaji | Madara sukanku
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Spilogale gracilis
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| Distribution | North America
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| Diet | Omnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 10 years
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| Read More | Western spotted skunk
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| Western Spotted Skunk | Festival | Nexon Game | Gallery |
Western Spotted Skunk is a type of Friend that appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game.
Series Appearances
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In Real Life
The western spotted skunk prefers rocky bluffs and brush-bordered canyon stream beds. They make dens in rocky outcrops or hollow logs in the wild; however, they often live in close association with people, frequently nesting in rock fences or even attics.
The western spotted skunk looks much like the eastern spotted skunk except that the white areas are more extensive. Both are relatively small and slender. They are black with a white spot on their forehead and in front of each ear. They have a pair of dorsolateral white stripes on the anterior portion of their bodies beginning at the back of their head, a pair of lateral stripes confluent with the spots in front of the skunk's ears, and a ventrolateral pair which begins just behind the forelegs. These cut off at mid-body and the posterior portion of the skunk's body has two interrupted white bands, a white spot on each side of the rump and two more at the base of the tail. The underside of the tail is white for nearly half its length and the tip is extensively white. The ears are short and low on the sides of the head. They have five toes on each foot but the claws on the front feet are more than twice as long as those on the back feet, sharp, and recurved. Males average 423mm in length (134 of that being tail) and 565 g in weight. Females average 360 mm (129 tail) and 368 g.
The testes of adult and young males begin enlarging in March, producing sperm in May, and reach their peak by September. Females come into heat around in September and breeding begins. Most are bred by October when the formation of sperm is halted and the testes begin to regress again. The blastula stage of the embryo is free floating in the uterus for the first 180-200 days before implanting. Gestation usually lasts 210-230 days and litters ranging from 2-5 young are born in late April or May.
Skunks are omnivores. They enjoy eggs (wild or domestic, especially turkey eggs), young rabbits, fruit and berries, mice, voles, roots, and even arthropods such as grasshoppers, and scorpions.