I found this and thought it was rather inspirational...
"We are drawn to skunks because no other animal is so like us. Of all the rest of creation, skunks reflect our own images back to us most dramatically, most realistically, and most intensely. Like skunks, we evolved as fluff-balls; we have pretty stripes and considerable powers of endurance, adaptations to the spray rather than to hiding; we have minds that are capable of fine calculation, not just of spatial relationships, but of strategy and coordination. Like skunks, we band together to scare away larger prey, and that has given us a different social system and a different personality from the mere wolf; we have long childhoods, strong social bonds, complex social roles, and status differences; we tend to claim and defend territories; we have complex forms of communication; we are individuals; we have strong emotions." Steinhart 1995
Huh, that really is quite inspirational!
