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. . . and camels each have a keen sense of smell, and would join in a herd of humans, lions, and chimps stampeding away from a skunk in non-spray mode (which in this "Merrie Melody" PAST PERFUMANCE naturally exudes a repulsive odor 24/7). Apart from the likelihood that a non-spraying skunk might not smell all that different than, say, a squirrel or raccoon, I cannot picture a camel finding even a SPRAYING skunk all that objectionable. I've been around camels a few times, and I've seen many feet of camel film. Camels are pretty gross. They also don't seem to be the most observant creatures on our planet: perhaps they wouldn't even notice a skunk in their vicinity. Now, the giraffes are a whole 'Nother story--or two. Everyone knows that dogs have a really keen scent sense, with bloodhounds bred to track down even people who shower daily. Giraffes MAY have noses, but I've never heard of a "Bloodgiraffe." You probably could wave missing Timmy's sneaker as high as you could reach toward one, and it wouldn't find the missing kid in a million years. I just don't buy this stampede scene.

. . . everyone is always painting white stripes down the backs of their black house cats. A movie director does this in PAST P., for instance, and a bank robber pulls off the same trick in PAST P.'s follow-up, TWO SCENTS' WORTH. However, in Real Life it's not that easy to paint your pet cat ANY color. Felines are notoriously finicky. It's almost impossible to paint even their toenails when you want to take them to a Halloween Costume Party as your witch's familiar. I've had my share of lifetime cats, but I can't think of a single one which would have held still long enough to camouflage it as a skunk (unless it was strangled first). In a way, this P. Yew franchise is pretty dangerous, suggesting as it does that painting a cat is as easy as pi. What if you're running late for that Devil's Night shindig, and you've forgotten to paint Hecuba's toenails purple until you're walking out the door? If you've recently seen a P. Yew cartoon, you might snatch some nail polish, thinking you can do the deed by multi-tasking as you're making up lost time and speeding toward the haunted barn. Your cat will probably kill you first!