The zorilla is considered by those in-the-know to be the smelliest animal on Earth.
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All About Zorillas
At first glance you might think this is a skunk, but in fact, it is a Zorilla. This creature lives in Africa. It is often described as the smelliest animal on the planet because it's stinky scent can be smelled up to a half a mile away. Phew..!Their smell is so strong, most larger animals avoid them, and about the only time zorillas aren't alone is during mating season. They live mostly in savannahs and grasslands and are nocturnal. They are also called "striped polecats."
What do Zorillas eat?
Zorillas are carnivorous, and like to eat mice, frogs, bugs and lizards.
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- Zorilla Information
- The zorilla is also called the striped polecat. It is black with white stripes. It is commonly placed in with the skunk family, but is actually related to the weasel.
- Zorilla, striped polecat
- "Zorilla" is the diminutive of the Spanish word "zorro," which means "fox." "Pole" is of unknown origin, but the animal is definitely not a cat.
- The Zorilla - The Smelliest Animal on Earth?
- Whilst doing some research for this week's Factfile section I stumbled across one of those weird facts that just rocks the world to high heaven. Namely that the Zorilla, a skunk like mammal that lives in Africa, is one of the smelliest animals on the face of the planet, with anus glands that can be smelled from a half-mile away!
- Ictonyx striatus (striped polecat)
- Striped polecats are found throughout the African continent. They are distributed in all habitats occurring between the Mauritanian coast and the coast of Sudan, and southward to the South African coast.
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