The last thing Badger wants is a roommate, and certainly not Skunk, but since the house does not belong to him he does not have a choice; and soon everything in Badger's quiet and ordered life studying rocks is turned upside down (and where on earth did all the chickens come from)--but after he drives Skunk and his chickens away, Badger starts to miss his roommate and sets out to find him and make amends.
Text and color photos provide an overview of skunks, describing the various skunk varieties and their habitats, foods, behavior, life cycle, and notorious defense mechanism.
The Carter family, known as the Animal Rescue Team, springs into action when an unknown animal digs a hole under the shed at the community garden, and the mailman keeps getting dive-bombed by crows when he tries to deliver the mail.