Mephitology (SKUNKS) Part 2 with Jerry Dragoo

Oh hey, it's still your brother's best friend's girlfriend, who is a chat bot, Ali Ward. And it's part two of Methodology. It's all about skunks with a guest. If you listen to part one, you know I have hunted them down for years. I begged them And they said yes. Despite a lot of humble shyness. So in part one, you learned a lot of skunk basics. You heard some yarn spinning, some good stories, and now we're gonna get to some more salacious gossip about skunks with this Albuquerque based career skunk scientist and researcher who founded the Institute for the Betterment of Skunks. And skunk reputations. Also stick around for the post show secret.

This week in which I reveal his reaction to part one of this series. But before we get into it, thank you to all the folks over at patreon.com slash ologyes for supporting the show for a dollar or more a month and for submitting your questions to the oldists ahead of time. Thanks to everyone out there finding each other in their merch from Oli's Merch.com. And thank you to sponsors, Abology, who make it possible for us to donate to a charity of choice each week. And as always, thanks to the listeners who just leave reviews for the show, which help us so much. And yes, I do read all of them, and I prove it with this still sticky one. It's fresh from C Tay, who wrote, I have a skunk that likes to visit my yard. He's adorable. I want to know more about him. Searched Ology's for a skunk episode, no luck. The next week. Skunks Part One. Can Ali read my mind?

C Tay, I can. Which is how I know you're excited for this part, too. Also, podcast lover five thirty one, we do have a whole episode about ants. It's called Myrm Ecology, M Y R M ecology, with Dr. Terry McGlynn, and we will link it in the show notes. It's another favorite of mine. What happens when you're bitten by a bullet ant? Terry will tell you firsthand, specifically first thumb. So yes, thank you everyone for leaving reviews. Okay, let's get back to Skunk's part two, in which We're gonna cover pet skunks, advice for if a skunk approaches you, if they can smell themselves, pepula pulore, courting rituals.

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