tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post8995231089260385583..comments2023-10-03T08:16:38.347-07:00Comments on BLOGISFACTORY: Close encounters of the stinky kindSome dude stuck in the Midwesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-70902350040439669212010-09-17T20:32:41.273-07:002010-09-17T20:32:41.273-07:00Charming animals. I wonder what's better a sku...Charming animals. I wonder what's better a skunk or a coon? At least coons don't stink.Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-90047682626919522092010-09-17T12:49:59.100-07:002010-09-17T12:49:59.100-07:00Re-reading the piece, I should correct something I...Re-reading the piece, I should correct something I just said: domestic dogs are generally too stupid to be deterred and owls have lousy senses of smell.<br /><br />So there are a <i>few</i> predators....Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-40339142694816155682010-09-17T12:47:05.811-07:002010-09-17T12:47:05.811-07:00Because that small-striped animal has one of the m...Because that small-striped animal has one of the most powerful chemical weapons devised by aeons of evolution.<br /><br />You must've startled the little guy; I was reading an old thing in <i>Slate</i> about skunks not so long ago that suggested skunks are basically fearless because there just aren't any predators on the face of the Earth they can't deter.<br /><br />Hang on--<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2232163/pagenum/all/#p2" rel="nofollow">Here it is, if you're interested</a>.<br /><br />Great critters, but you definitely don't want to be on the wrong end of one....Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.com