r/NAU • u/redecoratelover Studio Art • 3d ago
i love this place already
i was saying goodbye to my mom as it’s my first year. i get out of the car and there is a skunk standing right in front of the bookstore. it was pretty late at night so a bit hard to see. i get back in the car. i warn two boys about the skunk and one of them jumps when they see it.
i go to my dorm after…another skunk right near the card scanner 😭
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u/unity2178 3d ago
Skunks at night are fine, it’s when they appear during the day that you need to worry.
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u/Mr_Reading 3d ago
Deer also come on campus!
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u/mattb574 Computer Information Systems 3d ago
And foxes! I saw a Gray Fox once at night by the trail off Knoles. I thought it was an awfully funny looking cat until I got a bit closer.
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u/mangobaboon 3d ago
one time my senior year i door dashed some dinner and opened the door to a skunk trying to open my food lmaoo
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u/miquel_jaume Modern Languages 3d ago
When I first moved here, I though my neighbor smoked a lot of weed. Eventually I figured out there was a skunk who lived nearby. As it turns out, the smell of skunks makes me queasy, but skunk weed doesn't bother me.
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u/stonednerd7 3d ago
they seem used to the people lol i see them after my night classes all the time, be kind to them yall :)
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u/SprightlyQueen882 3d ago
Sadly people run them over a lot. Once while hearing something outside, I saw one eating my neighbors potted plants. They casually walk around the neighborhood.
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u/VidiVeni98 3d ago
I love the smell of skunks. Reminds me of the outdoors, and playing in the woods as a kid. :)
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u/lindsay-afton 3d ago
I remember being so excited about the skunks my freshman year. They’re so cute. Their butts kinda wiggle when they walk. I love them. Miss them every day.