When threatened, spotted skunks do a front handstand, which makes them appear much larger. The “spots” on their back are not actually spots, but a series of interrupted white lines. Hog-nosed ...

During the last six months we have seen quite a few skunks that look like hog-nosed skunks. They have the pure white back and tail. Our mammal guide says that hognoses are a Texas skunk.

Their tail adds another 5 to 15 inches (13 to 38 cm) to their length. The Eastern hog-nosed skunk is the largest of all the skunk species, according to the Animal Diversity Web (ADW). It typically ...

Spotted skunks are the smallest species. The largest are the hog-nosed skunks. Early spring is skunk mating season. Skunks are polygynous, meaning successful males may mate with additional females.

So, what’s it like to study skunks with your significant other? Well, once upon a time in Mexico, a hog-nosed skunk had just sprayed Dr. Ferguson in the face, rendering him temporarily blind.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Desert bighorn sheep, river otters and mountain lions, yes. But a hog-nosed skunk at the Grand Canyon? Hardly. The striped creatures are usually found in southeastern ...

Today we meet the striped hog-nosed skunk, a little-known species that inhabits forests throughout Costa Rica. The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is known as the zorro hediondo ...

The western spotted and eastern spotted skunks are both more rare. And the white-backed hog-nosed skunk is extremely rare in our state. What’s cool: Believe it or not, lots. Skunks are highly ...

The species Texans are most likely to see is the striped skunk, which is prevalent across the state. (We also have two other species: the hog-nosed, found in the Trans-Pecos region and South Texas ...