Polecat is Southern U.S. colloquial for Skunk. Both are weasels. Skunk just smells worse than British Isles polecat. My Grand Mother always called a skunk a polecat. Many rural folk, especially the older ones, like me do the same.
http://www.outdooralabama.com/watchable-wildlife/what/Mammals/Carnivores/ess.cfm
February 08, 2017
Polecat is Southern U.S. colloquial for Skunk. Both are weasels. Skunk just smells worse than British Isles polecat. My Grand Mother always called a skunk a polecat. Many rural folk, especially the older ones, like me do the same.
http://www.outdooralabama.com/watchable-wildlife/what/Mammals/Carnivores/ess.cfm