Two species: eastern spotted skunk and striped skunk. The striped skunk, common in Alabama, can spray its pungent scent up to 15 feet. ... Four species: hog-nosed skunk, hooded skunk, striped skunk, ...

The male western spotted skunk is around 336 – 734 gm in weight, and the female skunk is about 227 – 482 gm, so males are heavier than female skunks. Mature skunks have creamy white & black color ...

Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to everyday creatures, a practice heavily lampooned in the Warner Bros. cartoons featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote—or ...

Severe thunderstorms could bring large hail, tornadoes, high winds and lighting to swaths of the Eastern Plains, according to the National Weather Service.

There are over one million vehicle-wildlife collisions in the United States every year, costing over $8 billion and tens of thousands of human injuries, GMU biology professor Dr. David Luther told ...

The scientist who discovers a species usually names it by publishing a formal description in a peer-reviewed journal. From there, the name makes its way into the databases.

Most people would call it a“field mouse,” but a scientist would ask,“Was it Peromyscus maniculatus ? Or Peromyscus leucopus ?” Scientists u ...

So, humans are Homo sapiens, the red maple Acer rubrum, garlic Allium sativum, and the eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.