Yes,that is a real skunk,still a bit smelly,but he had been descented(is there such a word?)he lived for many years until one day he got sick and was pts.Not mine though,he was taken care of by friends of ours on a big property in Cambridge,after they found him on the road with a dead mom.
I LOVE all animals,in my view they all have a purpose and a right to live.Stinky or not