Skunks are known to make a big stink and they can spray a long way - up to 5 metres (16 feet)! But most skunks just want to live quiet lives and avoid trouble. They hunt mainly at night and love to eat insects, including beetles, crickets and even wasps.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

There are 28 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Whitecap Books Limited .

Diane Swanson is the award-winning author of more than 70 factual books for children, including "Turn It Loose: The Scientist in Absolutely Everybody. " She lives in Victoria, BC.