{"id":2029948,"date":"2023-09-12T21:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/game-cam-catches-freaky-looking-creature-dancing-if-you-think-its-a-hoax-youre-wrong\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T21:46:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:46:23","slug":"game-cam-catches-freaky-looking-creature-dancing-if-you-think-its-a-hoax-youre-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/game-cam-catches-freaky-looking-creature-dancing-if-you-think-its-a-hoax-youre-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Game cam captures bizarre creature dancing &#8211; skeptics proven wrong."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgame-cam-catches-freaky-looking-creature-dancing-if-you-think-its-a-hoax-youre-wrong%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029948&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Today\u2019s \u200bnature quiz: When does a skunk dance stink?<\/h2>\n<p>The answer: When\u2064 you \u2064stay too long to watch it, according \u2062to the National Park\u2063 Service.<\/p>\n<p>The NPS, feeling more than a bit of whimsy, highlighted the dancing abilities of the spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-recorded-cop-sneaks-behind-skunk-caught-cup-saves-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skunk<\/a> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cw73DSHubSp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post<\/a> that, as of Tuesday night, had more than 3 million views. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-heres-what-comes-next-for-our-amazing-movement\/\" title=\"Trump Jr.: \u2018Here\u2019s What Comes Next for Our Amazing Movement\u2019\">post showed<\/a> a vintage clip \u200cof a\u200b spotted skunk dancing in the dark at Saguaro National Park in\u2064 Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore passion, more passion, \u200bmore passion, \u200dmore\u2062 energy, more footwork, more footwork!<br \/>\nToo much passion.\u200d Pull back. Pull\u2063 back. Nice footwork. Paw work? You might be \u200casking\u200b yourself, \u2018What am I looking at?\u2019 That\u2019s fair,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/genocide-barbie-eileen-gu-blasted-for-claiming-china-has-internet-freedom\/\" title=\"Genocide Barbie Eileen Gu Blasted for Claiming China Has Internet Freedom\">post began<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dance like no \u2063one is watching\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Did \u200dyou know spotted skunks will sometimes go \u2063into a handstand and \u2063move \u2062around \u200din an attempt to intimidate any would be\u200d aggressors\u2026 like this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bear-takes-around-400-selfies-on-outdoor-camera\/\" title=\"Bear Takes Around 400 Selfies On Outdoor Camera\">wildlife camera<\/a>\u200b at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaguaroNPS?\">@SaguaroNPS<\/a>?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FridayFeeling?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FridayFeeling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FindYourPark?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FindYourPark<\/a><\/p>\n<p>: Skunk dancing the night away. \u2062  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QPLl0FwSA\">pic.twitter.com\/9QPLl0FwSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National\u200c Park Service (@NatlParkService) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatlParkService\/status\/1180106631964762113?\">October \u200d4, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s obviously a skunk doing a moving handstand. You were thinking\u200d it was some sort of \u2063mask with feathers? One\u2064 of our favorite wildlife \u2064captures, this spotted \u2064skunk dances like no one\u2019s\u200c watching\u2026even\u2063 when we\u2064 are. Why the fancy footwork and \u2062big skunk energy (smell)? Because it can.\u200b Also, \u200byou\u2019re too close and it has \u2062given you multiple cues \u2062to go away.\u2063 Awkward,\u201d the\u200c NPS wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe spotted skunk is usually polite enough\u200c to give \u200da warning\u200c before breaking into dance. They stamp their front \u200cfeet, raise their tail, and hiss. (Like you before every video\u2063 call.) If \u2064they\u2019re particularly annoyed (this call could be an email), that\u2019s when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-top-10-mass-building-movements-of-all-time\/\" title=\"The Top 10 Mass Building Movements of All TIme\">stand upright<\/a> on their forelimbs and perform the unusual\u2064 hand-stand dance. Same. Well, one time,\u201d\u2062 the post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the dancing handstand fails to\u200b intimidate \u2063(wow, nothing?), they\u200c will \u200bresort to the real room clearers: a pair of scent glands out back that spray a foul-smelling musk. If a local\u2064 toot squirrel does approach you, calmly turn around and walk away.\u200d Avoid \u200ddoing anything else that could be considered threatening,\u201d it\u2064 wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Overt reaction to the show might not be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/land-lobsters-appearing-complete-acid-spray-looks-straight-horror-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good idea<\/a>, \u2063the post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYelling\u2064 more passion, more energy, and\u2064 more\u2063 footwork will most likely lead to \u2064more spraying,\u201d the NPS warned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Random science fact: spotted skunks \u200ddo cute handstands and little dances. \u200cOf\u2064 course, the \u2063dance is called an intimidation dance, and it happens only right before they spray, so\u2062 if you happen to see a spotted skunk doing a handstand and a dance, best to run \u2062the other direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shannon \u200bthe Shenanigator (@ShannyGasm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShannyGasm\/status\/1335289205878968320?\">December 5, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=899806687156816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 Facebook post<\/a> \u200c using the clip, \u200dthe\u2063 NPS tried to brighten the pandemic era by writing, \u2062\u201cPracticing social distancing before \u200bit was\u2063 cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NPS threw in a bit\u200c of education on the side, explaining, \u201cThere \u2064are \u200cdifferent species of \u200bskunks, and they are \u2063all mostly solitary. This \u2064is understandable; when they feel threatened, nervous or\u200c attacked, skunks\u2064 release a very strong \u2062odor that repels any creature within a few feet.\u200d Well, it\u2062 happens to\u2064 the best of us. For the sake\u2063 of other animals, even from the \u2062same family,\u200b skunks prefer to go \u200bthrough life as free, independent individuals. So dance like no\u200c one\u2019s watching\u2026because well,\u2062 everyone is indoors!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That post baffled a few folks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nationalparkservice\/posts\/pfbid0FoVzvDZeSs5EJEmSoPaSLrPxcAQ94eGEAdaPAPtbCVYEGDXJ3AtvEv2bfRnq8BjWl?comment_id=10156852489951389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including a\u200c poster<\/a> \u200cusing the name Marilee Ramsell who wrote, \u201cFor a moment,\u200b I thought\u200b this was some kind of indigenous dancer!\u200d Well,\u2062 I was kinda right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A \u200bdifferent user had a similar thought, writing, \u201cI thought it was a tribal dancer \u200cwearing some sort of design on its back with\u2062 a huge feather headdress.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The spotted skunk \u2064dances better than you, right before\u200d spraying you\u2064 in the\u200d face. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4djpoxYFV\">https:\/\/t.co\/D4djpoxYFV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X5CETcfFNM\">pic.twitter.com\/X5CETcfFNM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gizmodo\/status\/662405739349221377?\">November 5,\u200d 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Skunks do not just spray \u2062randomly, one website \u2063warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe skunk generally aims for the attacker\u2019s eyes, temporarily blinding it as well as assaulting its olfaction with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/game-cam-catches-freaky-looking-creature-dancing-if-you-think-its-a-hoax-youre-wrong\/\" title=\"Game cam captures bizarre creature dancing - skeptics proven wrong.\">yellowish-colored butyl mercaptan-<\/a>containing liquid, which can \u2062be ejected up to 10 feet,\u201d the website <a href=\"http:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Spilogale_gracilis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animaldiversity.org<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA\u2063 spotted skunk can reportedly hold\u2062 about 15 grams (1 tablespoon) of this oil, which is \u200bslightly different from\u200c the oil of a striped skunk, and release\u2063 it\u2062 in a rapid-fire burst\u200d of sprays. It may take a week to replenish the oil once it\u2019s depleted, though, so handstands could offer a more sustainable way to fend off troublemakers. Still, if \u200dyou ever find yourself watching a skunk dance like this in person, don\u2019t count on any second \u200cchances,\u201d Russell\u200b McClendon\u2064 wrote on the website\u200c <a href=\"http:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Spilogale_gracilis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treehugger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/game-cam-catches-freaky-looking-creature-dancing-think-hoax-wrong\/\">Game Cam Catches Freaky Looking \u2064Creature \u200cDancing &#8211; If You\u2063 Think It&#8217;s a Hoax, You&#8217;re Wrong<\/a> appeared\u200b first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s nature quiz: When does a skunk&#8217;s dance become stinky? Answer: When you linger to observe it, says the National Park Service. In a playful Instagram post, the NPS showcased the spotted skunk&#8217;s dancing skills. 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