What’s black and white and red all over? A postoperative Molina’s hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga)!The subject of today’s installment of “Animals Among Us,” the skunk, is the most misunderstood ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Desert bighorn sheep, river otters and mountain lions, yes. But a hog-nosed skunk at the Grand Canyon? Hardly.

The Eastern hog-nosed skunk is the largest of all the skunk species, according to the Animal Diversity Web (ADW). It typically grows to 27.56 to 31.50 inches (70 to 80 cm) and weighs 4.41 to 9.91 ...

The hog-nosed skunk is just as smelly as the western spotted skunk and the striped skunk, which are also found in the park. But it’s distinguished in appearance by its entirely white back and ...

Hog-nosed skunks, Conepatus: The elongated snout of the hog-nosed skunk is used to extract bugs and grubs from the ground. Hog-nosed skunks are excellent diggers, and they have long, specialized ...

The size of a skunk varies depending on the species. They can range in length from 15.6 to 37 inches, and in weight from about 1.1 to 13 pounds. Spotted skunks are the smallest species. The ...

An adult hog-nosed skunk, which is native to Texas and Mexico, ranges from 27-32 inches in length. A less likely, but entirely possible, ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Desert bighorn sheep, river otters and mountain lions, yes. But a hog-nosed skunk at the Grand Canyon? Hardly. A recent sighting of the striped creature north of the ...

A hog-nosed skunk is seen near a campsite in the Grand Canyon in Arizona in this photo made on Aug. 4, 2012. A river guide familiar with animals in the Canyon spotted the skunk - not known to the ...

Hog-nosed skunks are primarily found in southeastern Arizona, Texas and Mexico. They're just as smelly as other skunks but distinguished in appearance by an entirely white back and tail, turned-up ...