The determination of age by the number of annular layers in the tooth cementum and the determination of sex by examination of the hippocampal neurons for sex chromatin are described. A total of 750 skunks, consisting of 351 females and 399 males, were examined. Of these, 376 were less than 1 year of age. The oldest animals were between 5 and 6 years of age.
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