You don’t have to see a skunk spray something or someone to know that it’s happened. It’s easy to tell just from the scent in the air. Have you ever wondered how far skunks can spray?

A skunk can shoot its foul-smelling spray up to 15 feet. Skunks make their spray in a pair of glands near their anus. Composed of sulfurous chemicals called thiols, skunk spray is an irritant that ...