Unless the approaching foe – a coyote, fox, bobcat or human, perhaps – backs off, the tiny critter with white spots and dark, ...

But did you know these malodorous mammals have a number of smaller cousins marked by a pattern of black-and-white Rorschach blots? They’re known as the spotted skunks, and they do something the ...

I get it, nobody likes skunks. They smell like rotten ... I guess you could say they’re spotted but most of the time their ‘spots’ are more like stripes or irregular white patterns on a black ...

Yes, a spotted skunk - turns out we don't know much about this small, oddly cute creature. They weigh 1 to 2 pounds and are about the size of a squirrel. Researchers liken it to a black-and-white ...

At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, “the acrobats of the skunk world.” Scientists have discovered that there are more of these species than ...

There are also some skunks that are completely black or completely white. Spotted skunks, Spilogale: Spotted skunks are the smallest members of the family. They are also more slender and have ...

This mostly white skunk was spotted recently on Robert LaPlaine's deck in Jamesville. Bill Howe knows skunks. Some have called him a "skunk whisperer," he said. "I've only been sprayed once.

distinguished by its two broad white stripes running down the length of its body. The second type of skunk is the eastern spotted skunk, FWC says. As its name implies, this skunk is mainly black ...

Western spotted skunks are small and slender animals, according to Montana Field Guide. “(It has) distinct white stripes on the forward part of the body,” the Field Guide said. “The ...

and a thin white stripe on their faces. Striped skunks are the biggest kind of skunk and can weigh up to 14 pounds. Spotted skunks come in two types: western and eastern. Eastern ones can climb ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Skunks have been spotted in several Staten Island communities in recent weeks. The black-and-white nocturnal creatures are not typically cause for alarm if left alone ...