Most animal babies are ridiculously cute, but a group of stomping skunks show that these striped babies may be the most adorable of them all. A series of videos from a Texas wildlife rescue reveals that these little guys spend their playtime developing fierce dance moves.
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How Skunks Attack
We all know how skunks defend themselves. They lift up their tails and blast their attackers with a truly foul smell.
Before that, they do a little stomping motion to warn their attacker about what’s coming.
Skunk School
Did you ever wonder how baby skunks learn to do that?
Footage from the Moonshine Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Austin, Texas, shows that they first practice a stomping routine they try on each other. They follow it up with warning shrieks that are cute as heck.
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Skunks growing up together learn to “play fight” to develop skills that they’ll need when they’re all grown up.
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The Joy of Skunks
Moonshine Wildlife posted these adorable videos to share the joy of skunks with everyone.
One video shows an infant skunk being fed from a bottle while others show the little critters playing and just being cute.
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The center is a volunteer-run, nonprofit organization that depends on private donations. If you want to help them help more cute critters, here’s how.
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