Watch These Baby Skunks Grow Big And Go Back To The Wild | The Dodo

How are baby skunks THIS CUTE

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[Music] they were teeny-tiny probably two or three days old they were found by someone that was removing a ship they have been without mom for a decent amount of time when these little babies arrived my most important thing to do is keep them warm and keep them hydrated I am a mom and make sure that the little skunks are nice and cozy they were being fed every two and a half hours skunks are pretty messy eaters my absolute favorite part about rehabilitating is holding a baby stuff there they're just so daggone sweet I love their noses their cute little toes and fingers everyone's [Music] when your tiny babies if they're crying they often just want to be held I've been yelled at plenty of times best gosh number two out of four scum feedings of the day [Music] the personalities are so diverse and all clear markings are different this kind of smells like ice cream give classic and squirrel because I'm open today when stumped my open their eyes one day and then the other one a couple days later [Music] they're able to stand on their own but there's still some wobbly and they stand and they fall they get back up they keep trying they started eating on their own that's a very very messy transition they sloshed around in it they dip their noses in it they're pushing each other in it every single skunk has to get a bath after they learn to self need [Music] there's playfulness animals I'll introduce the little toys they just kind of roller ring out and they fight for it with the other skunk and sometimes take them in bed with them and sleep with them around this two-month time frame but that's time for us to back away and not handle this much because these aren't my skunks these are nature skunks and they all need to be returned to the wild [Music] they go outside into a really large outdoor enclosure they get activated to the weather they learn to cord around for their foods they can start building nests themselves these guys were soft release we open up the door and we will continue to feed them until we do not see them anymore [Music] to the Scots took off right away a few of them lingered around for quite some time and then eventually they they left on their own kind of bittersweet when they go because I love them so much but when it is time for them to go it is time for them to go like comment and subscribe