Critter creativity with free Skunk coloring pages for kids. These 30 detailed black and white line drawings allow animal lovers to color some adorable skunks!
Skunks are small mammals that live in North and South America, and they have a bit of a smelly reputation!
You’d think they would be known for their black and white color or their cute features, but there’s another trick they’re known for.
They have the ability to spray a rancid liquid when threatened, and this is something you would never want to get on you! There is more to skunks than this one trick, though.
This collection shows skunks for all of their positives, and you will get to color them in styles ranging from realistic to cartoony.
You’ll also discover some interesting facts about them as you color.
30 Free Skunk Coloring Pages To Print And Color
1. Baby Skunk Learning To Spray Coloring PDF
Baby skunks are called kits, and they don’t wait too long to start spraying! They can start spraying within a few weeks of birth, but they won’t have very good accuracy or range. Practice makes perfect, and they will only get better at spraying as they mature.
2. Skunk With Flowers
Here’s an interesting contrast: a skunk with some fragrant flowers! Cartoons may have us believe that skunks are perpetually stinky, but it’s not really the case. If they’re not spraying, then they smell pretty normal.
3. Cartoon Skunk From Bambi
There have been some famous skunk characters in animation history, and perhaps the most beloved is Flower from Bambi. They received this ironic name from Bambi after they were found in a field of flowers.
4. Mandala Skunk Head
Mandala designs have become an obsession of mine, as they allow me to work on new coloring techniques and use some colors I don’t get to work with very often. This skunk mandala is gorgeous, and there are so many different ways to color it. If you can’t decide, you could print a few copies and try out all of your ideas!
5. Skunk Sniffing The Ground
This little skunk is on the hunt for some food! They eat a wide variety of different insects and small creatures, and they can be a boon to farmers when they eat pests like grasshoppers that would damage their crops otherwise.
6. Skunk Beside A Stone Wall
Skunks tend to stand out with their distinctive black and white color scheme. This is no accident, as the colors are meant to warn potential predators to back off. In fact, skunks often make no effort to be sneaky, as they’re confident their contrasting colors and stinky defense mechanism will keep them safe.
7. Skunk Climbing Over Rocks
This skunk is going on an adventure as it clambours over some rocks. Skunks are native to the Americas, but they do have a relative known as a stink badger in some Asian countries.
8. Skunk On A Sunny Day
It’s a beautiful day outside for this cute skunk! Even though coloring a skunk accurately is a bit limiting, you can still work in loads of colors around them. This scene especially has a lot of details you can work with if you want to use some bright colors.
9. Cute Skunk On The Grass
Say what you want about skunks, I think they’re just too adorable! This little guy is no exception. Skunks are pretty solitary creatures unless it’s mating season, so this one would be perfectly happy exploring alone.
10. Skunk Digging Near Tree Roots
Skunks like to dig occasionally, and they will do so in order to find some food or to make shelter from bad weather. When the weather gets cold, they won’t fully hibernate, but they do enter a period of reduced physical activity.
11. Skunk Exploring A Campsite
A camping trip would not be made much better by the presence of a skunk! Not only could it create a stink if it felt threatened, but skunks aren’t too proud to rummage through trash and food supplies when they’re hungry.
12. Skunk In The Grass
The skunk in this scene looks pretty happy! Which colors do you like to use to create a happy scene?
13. Skunk In A Vegetable Garden
This vegetable garden could be in danger, as a skunk is perusing the different things growing there. As mentioned before, skunks can be welcomed by farmers when they eat various pests. However, they can become pests themselves, as they will sometimes help themselves to different crops.
14. Skunk In Front Of A Hollow Tree Trunk
Skunks can’t afford to be too picky when finding a home. Finding a hollow tree trunk like this one would be a perfect shelter for them, though.
15. Skunk With A Bird Coloring Sheet
This scene is so cute! I love the style that this skunk and bird were drawn in, as it makes it look like a scene from a lost Disney film. I would use some watercolor paint for this scene, but what will you use?
16. Skunk Near A Beehive
If I ever see a beehive, I usually try to stay far away from it! Skunks don’t need to be as cautious, though. Not only do they like to snack on bees, but they’re immune to bee stings, along with rattlesnake and scorpion venom.
17. Skunk Near A Log In The Woods
It’s a lovely day in the forest, and your color choices will help to dictate what kind of day it is for this skunk!
18. Skunk Near A Pond
Who doesn’t enjoy a day at the pond? While swimming isn’t their favorite activity, skunks are capable swimmers and will gladly do so if it helps them to escape danger.
19. Skunk Peeking From Behind A Tree
Look carefully at this scene, and you may see a skunk hiding behind that tree. Okay, you won’t have to look that carefully, as skunks don’t tend to blend into their environments.
20. Skunk Sleeping In A Leaf Pile
For you or me, a comfy bed would be the ideal place to have a nap. Skunks don’t have that luxury, but a pile of Autumn leaves would be the next best thing.
21. Skunk Spraying In Defense
Oh no! Someone has caused this skunk to perform its stinky party trick. Skunks will only spray enemies as a last resort. It takes a long time for them to replenish this liquid, which would leave them vulnerable. They try to deter threats by dancing around and beating their paws on the ground before resorting to spraying.
22. Flower The Skunk With Butterflies
Flower from Bambi is back, and now he’s surrounded by some pretty butterflies. The flowers in this scene also allow you to use some gorgeous colors.
23. Skunk Under A Night Sky
While most of these scenes have been during the day, this one is more accurate as skunks are nocturnal creatures, mostly active around dusk and dawn.
24. Skunk Under A Tree During Autumn
The Autumn leaves are falling, and you can use some warm colors for the leaves this skunk is admiring.
25. Skunk Walking Along A Riverbank
Let’s go for a stroll along the riverside with this cute skunk. Which colors would finish off this scene?
26. Skunk In The Snow
Winter has arrived, but the thick fur on this skunk will help to keep it warm.
27. Skunk Leaving Footprints
Skunks have distinctive paws, so following their tracks isn’t too difficult for a tracker who knows what they’re doing.
28. Skunk With Tail Raised
If a skunk raises its tail, you may want to be wary, as it could be a sign that spray is incoming!
29. Skunk With Mushrooms
The mushrooms in this scene are not only pretty but also provide this skunk with some potential snacks to munch on.
30. Skunk With Pinecones Coloring Page
Skunks will gather things like pinecones to help fortify their dens, and this cute little one has got a great collection. This charming scene is the perfect way to finish off this collection, and you can use all of your favorite colors to bring it to life!After You Color Your Skunk Pages
- Draw Bambi and other characters from the film, like Thumper, in the scenes with Flower the skunk.
- Add some other woodland creatures, like raccoons or foxes, to be friends with the skunks.
- Design a cartoon character and make a funny scene of them being sprayed by a skunk.