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🦁 Mammals

Skunk facts for kids

Where the skunk lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the skunk live?
Fields and woods of North America
🍽️ What does the skunk eat?
Insects, berries and eggs
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
Stamps its feet before it sprays
✨ Fun fact
A skunk warns you with a little dance before it sprays its smelly spray.

Ages 3 to 8 Mammals

All about the skunk

The skunk is one of the mammals in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in fields and woods of North America, and it eats insects, berries and eggs. It stamps its feet before it sprays. This page is a good fit for ages 3 to 8 (Preschool to 3rd Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the skunk one of the mammals?

Yes. Mammals have fur or hair, are warm blooded and feed their babies milk.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a skunk? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a skunk?
  • Can you make the skunk's sound or move like it?

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For grown ups

DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.