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

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.

Some skunks are striped, and some are spotted or have swirl patterns on their ... oily substance from a gland underneath their tails with a range of up to 10 feet (3 meters), according to National ...

The western spotted skunk, which typically weighs 1 to 2 pounds ... With that data, she determined that the skunks have a home range up to 12 square miles. That far exceeds similar size mammals ...

Tosa said that range is larger than other animals their size; even a deer, for instance, only covers a half a square mile. "This was really surprising to us. Compared to the eastern spotted skunk ...

Spotted skunks are tiny acrobats ... And not being able to catch them has created a problem. Without a wide range of specimens to study, scientists haven’t been able to conduct genetic analysis ...

Western spotted skunks do in fact live in a diverse range of habitats across North America. But the splintering of their DNA was driven by a different factor: ancient changes in climate.

One particular variety, the western spotted skunk---which balances on its front ... Just run a river or a mountain range through a population, splitting it in two. In their isolation, the groups ...

Who knew there's such a creature known as the western spotted skunk? 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 ...