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What is in the image: an illustration from a nature journal depicting a striped skunk (mephitis mephitis), along with annotations about its name, diet, breeding habits, habitat, predators, and anatomical features. the illustration shows the skunk in detail, with accompanying text providing information about its scientific name, common name in english and abenaki, food preferences (insectivore but also eats mice, eggs, chicks, fruits, and veggies), breeding habits (polygamous, occurs between midfebruary and april), habitat (woodlands, fields, wooded ravines, abandoned animal homes, logs, and rocky outcrops, found in most of north america), and predators (owls, hawks, birds of prey, wolves, and foxes). it also mentions the skunk's small conical head, poor eyesight, great sense of smell, long claws for digging, and highly developed scent glands on its anus containing powerful musk, which was historically used as a folk remedy for asthma.

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