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striped skunk comparison table
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weasel                    carnivore          
striped skunk   great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher  most of southern Canada    mouffette rayéeburrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young    weasel from December to Marchagricultural land, forest, along river valleys Mephitis mephitis5.2 per square km of agricultural land    
adult striped skunklate February and early March4 hectares great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisherthe fall to prepare for hibernationpair of musk sacsmost of southern Canadawhen in danger14.5 km an hourfruit, small mammals, insects, grasses. leaves and buds, carrion, grains and nuts, eggs, baby birds, crayfish, minnows, mollusks, frogs, lizards and snakes mouffette rayéeburrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young black with white stripes down the back and taildried grasses and leavesplacid and sluggishstriped skunkhisses, growls, squeals, soft cooingsfrom December to Marchagricultural land, forest, along river valleysin the spring and fallMephitis mephitis5.2 per square km of agricultural land    
baby striped skunk  at birthgreat horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher  most of southern Canada    mouffette rayéeburrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young6-7 weeks   striped skunk from December to Marchagricultural land, forest, along river valleys Mephitis mephitis5.2 per square km of agricultural land3 weeks3 weeksat birthits mother

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