A GIANT skunk caused a big stink scurrying along a pavement — thousands of miles from its usual habitat.
The stripey critter paused at a bus stop at the crack of dawn as a stunned commuter said: “F***.”
Lauren O’Hara, 34, was on her way to work when she spotted the black and white beast shuffling towards her.
The retail worker said: “At first I thought it was a cat.
“Suddenly I realised it was a skunk and I lost it.
“I couldn’t believe it.
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“The way it stopped at the bus stop, I thought it might be hopping on with me.”
The nocturnal omnivore, more at home in North and Central America, then vanished round a corner on Monday in Muswell Hill, North London.
Lauren dubbed it Pepé Le Pew after the amorous cartoon skunk.
Sun man Andy Robinson found a suspicious-looking poo at the scene yesterday but no Pepé, who may be living wild in a nearby nature reserve.
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When scared, skunks emit a smell — and they can also direct a stream of noxious liquid from their anal glands.
Locals were wary yesterday, including Lilli Miles, 18, who said: “I’m scared I might get sprayed.”
The RSPCA confirmed the bushy-tailed creature in our video was “definitely a skunk” and urged anyone who sees it to report it to them.
Rare sightings include a whole colony in the Forest of Dean, Gloucs, in 2009, and one at Colchester last year.
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