striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, Big Meadows Campground, Shenandoah National Park; Big Meadows,Virginia, VA; mammals, skunk, skunks; generally nocturnal, omnivore, slow moving, excellent diggers, spray, sprays only when threatened, spray in self-defense, native only to Nearctic regions, help control insect and rodent populations, four subspecies, sulfur compound called N- bulymercaptan, waddling gait, animals; wildlife {undomesticated animals};