In August, we showed you our juvenile spotted skunk practicing some of her first handstands! This is her today, still doing handstands😍 Spotted skunks do this as a warning before they spray, and it's very effective for scaring off predators. Next week, she'll be ready for release along with 8 of her striped skunk friends! #keepaustinwild #handstandwarning | Austin Wildlife Rescue

Meet the Western spotted skunk: Your typical striped skunk – but with a little extra pizazz ✨ Western spotted skunks are the smaller, turbo-charged cousins of the striped skunk. They spend their days sleeping in their dens, but come nightfall, you’ll find them boogieing down the trail foraging for berries, roots, rodents, insects, amphibians and small mammals. They have a characteristic white spot between their eyes and a small white patch below each ear. Although their handstands are pretty ado

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