Is That Skunk? paints a complete portrait of the misunderstood skunk family, Mephitidae, and the people who love them.

Jerry Dragoo and his colleagues found that skunks should be classified as their own family, which they named Mephitidae, after a word meaning “stink.”

William Wood of Humboldt State University examined the chemical properties of skunk spray samples.

Cute faces, cute sounds, still stinky.

It seems everyone has their own skunk story. But what do we really know about these infamous black and white creatures?

Everyone seems to have a skunk story. What's yours?

Now that you've seen the skunk spray close-up shot, you've probably wondered how we got it. Drum roll please...

If you watched the premiere of "Is That Skunk?" we want to hear your feedback.

How did we get the most repulsive shot in the show? Guess right, and you could win a DVD of the program.

Do skunks make good pets? In the case of wild skunks the answer is no. But domesticated skunks are known to be quite docile and loving.