Nature can be described in a million different ways, but "boring" wouldn't ever be one of them.
As reported by PetaPixel, a wildlife photographer captured a very interesting encounter between a skunk and a mountain lion with his trail camera back in the summer of 2022. Depending on your knowledge of a skunk's defensive mechanism, the outcome might not surprise you.
Robert Martinez (@parliament0f0wls on Instagram) set up his camera in Angeles National Forest in southern California. With years of experience photographing wildlife across the Los Angeles area, Martinez is no stranger to seeing how unforgiving nature can be sometimes.
However, he wasn't quite ready for what he saw when reviewing his footage.
"Mountain lion vs. skunk! Who's gonna win this one? Check out this little fearless warrior skunk confronting an apex predator in the Angeles National Forest," Martinez wrote in his post.
As you can see in the clip above, you should never count out any animal because of its size. Despite crossing paths with the large cat, the small skunk refused to be scared off. In fact, the skunk was the one that flexed all of its intimidation muscles.
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"I couldn't believe my eyes when I first watched this footage. As I always say, expect the unexpected when setting up trail cameras in the wild. This rare moment was truly a wild one," added Martinez.
While the footage clearly shows that nobody wants to feel or smell the wrath of skunk spray, it also reinforces the importance of trail cameras. As a non-invasive method to monitor wildlife, trail cameras can provide invaluable data on the behavior patterns, population sizes, migration routes, and even habitat use of countless species.
Trail cameras' observations can lead to very interesting research and play a large role in conservation efforts of more vulnerable species.
In the comments section of the Instagram post, a few users shared their own experiences with fearless skunks.
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$200 or more 💰 "That's amazing! I see island foxes turn tail when an island spotted skunk is close by. Strength in stench," quipped one commenter.
"We have ring footage of a skunk fending off a coyote. She (the skunk) did great!" shared a second user.
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