“Don’t ya think it’s about time to break down and buy another cap?” I asked my elk-hunting buddy Dave as we readied our gear for another trek up a Colorado mountain.
The scientific name for the skunk is Mephitis mephitis. “Mephitis” in Latin refers to a very foul odor. (As you can see, whoever gave the skunk its name felt strongly enough about the way skunks smell to say it twice!)