Nature: Is That Skunk?

KTTZ | By Editor

Published December 3, 2012 at 2:12 PM CST

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Intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate and raise their young.

Courtesy of Jerry Dragoo

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Intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate and raise their young.

Courtesy of Jerry Dragoo

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Intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate and raise their young.

Courtesy of Jerry Dragoo

It's a familiar but mysterious creature in woods and neighborhoods all across America. Its infamous weapon is one of the most awful scents in all of nature. Now, intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night across California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, even Martha's Vineyard, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate and raise amazingly cute babies - all the things they're up to when they're not spraying the local dog. And yes, the remarkable secrets of that stink will be revealed!

Airs Wednesday, December 5, at 7pm on Channel 5.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2309697302