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Skunks are oblivious to their own defensive spray

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Ignorance truly is bliss, especially when you are a walking biological weapon. Skunks are essentially immune to the overpowering stench of their own defensive spray. Their olfactory receptors simply do not register the noxious sulfur compounds they blast at predators, letting them wander the woods blissfully unaware of their absolute funk.

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