who knew ... a skunk pig ... crikey.. how do they come up with these names ... lol is it striped.. or does it smell??? .. inquiring minds want to know ... and if neither.. then why refer to the skunk??? so many questions.. so little time... thx for the pix ... its interesting to see the fauna of diverse regions ... ken

Sorry to dissapoint, here ya go.. i found some of these in the woods 2 weeks ago:)

And yes, that is Hugh Jackman. He came to San Francisco in a limited engagement one-man show, and I snagged the paper with this photo as soon as I saw it. Yum! I was once on the phone with my mom trying to explain to her who Hugh Jackman is, because she needed to know who he was in order to understand why this movie review of "Australia" that I had just read to her was so funny--the review said Jackman was so gorgeous that every time he appeared onscreen, the audience audibly gasped and jerked their heads back "as if they had just seen a solar eclipse." This made no sense to my mom, since she didn't know who he was, so I told her to google his name. Over the phone I heard the click click click of her typing. And then... Mom: (GASP) OH!!!!!

I suspect (but am too scared to test it) that it will be fine outside over Winter. It sat next to a glass window pane all Winter and didn't seem to suffer. It got to about -4 here if that helps? I know it's hardy because I accidentally watered both of them with scalding hot water and they were fine. Whoops!