| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:activity | active year-round 
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                                | gptkbp:activityPattern | crepuscular 
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                                | gptkbp:behavior | solitary sometimes communal in winter
 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Mammalia 
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                                | gptkbp:commonSpecies | gptkb:hog-nosed_skunk gptkb:hooded_skunk
 striped skunk
 spotted skunk
 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | least concern (most species) 
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                                | gptkbp:culture | gptkb:Pepe_Le_Pew 
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                                | gptkbp:defenseMechanism | anal scent glands 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | omnivorous 
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                                | gptkbp:feature | black and white coloration ability to spray foul-smelling liquid
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | 18th century 
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                                | gptkbp:furColor | black brown
 gray
 white
 
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                                | gptkbp:gestationPeriod | about 60 days 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | urban areas woodlands
 grasslands
 farmlands
 
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                                | gptkbp:hibernates | false 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:lifespan | 2-4 years in the wild 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:Americas 
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                                | gptkbp:nocturnal | true 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | about 10 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Carnivora 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | gptkb:Fox gptkb:lion
 birds
 carrion
 insects
 small mammals
 amphibians
 eggs
 fruits
 great horned owl
 plants
 reptiles
 worms
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedGroup | surfeit 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | live birth 
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                                | gptkbp:scentRange | up to 3.5 meters up to 10 feet
 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:Mephitidae 
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                                | gptkbp:taxonomicFamily | gptkb:Mephitidae 
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                                | gptkbp:threats | habitat loss road mortality
 
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                                | gptkbp:transmittedBy | rabies distemper
 
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                                | gptkbp:youngCalled | kits 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Fort_Worth_Zoo 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Skunks 
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