Alie Ward

So they had to make over skunk pelts into a more neutral color so that they had striped ones and that they had just drab brown ones.

So the lab had to create the brown pelts

via, it says, Clarol Basic White Lightener and 40 Volume Cream Developer from Sally Beauty.

And then they dyed them brown over that using permanent hair color in the shade Dark Blonde.

And if you listen to our pinnipedology episode on seals and sea lions or our recent marmotology episode about groundhogs, you will know human hair dye is part of a mammologist's science kit more often than you would suspect.

But I want to save some skunk facts for a future episode with another years-long quest for a very specific guest.

I really need Jerry Drago of New Mexico.

He's exceptionally hard to get a hold of.

He is the only skunk expert who will do.

I've had my eyes on him forever.

Jerry, email me back.

I love you.

Also, no patrons asked this question, which was shocking to me.

How about coyote vests?

Yeah, like spiky little vests.

They have a lot of like plastic, bright colored spikes.

They're so metal, even though they're plastic.

But I have a 12 pounder who is...

the sharpest, but also I'm sure delicious.

What about the neck?