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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You're looking pretty. This is a hog-nosed skunk. She's a little over 15 years old. The oldest recorded hog-nosed skunk that I'm aware of. These claws are very long and they're used for digging.

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.

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.

Farther south we find the interesting hog-nosed skunk. Also called the rooter skunk, the distinguishing characteristic of the hog-nosed skunk is an elongated snout that is protruding and hairless.

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 ...

Grand Canyon wildlife program manager Greg Holm says biologists confirmed it was a hog-nosed skunk. Holm guesses it could have swum across the river or come from Lake Mead. He says the park likely ...

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 Colorado River has biologists ...