In recent years, four species have been recognized: respectively, the western, eastern, southern, and pygmy spotted skunk. They differ in appearance primarily by size and the pattern of their ...

The Eastern Spotted Skunk is native to the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Plains, and the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. It can spray up to 13 feet and typically weighs 2.2 pounds with a ...

Despite being geographically distant, the researchers found that the Yucatan spotted skunk is more closely related to species living in the eastern U.S., like the Plains spotted skunk, than it is ...

Skunk are one of four wild animals considered to be primary carriers of the rabies virus, according to the Humane Society. The Eastern spotted skunk is the only skunk that can climb trees ...

The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) is one of those small animals you’ve never seen, or perhaps even heard of. No doubt most people are familiar with the stripped skunk (Mephitis ...

That's how Florida Fish and Wildlife described one skunk's "performance" in front of a wildlife camera. FWC says an "energetic" eastern spotted skunk was performing a handstand. The video shows ...

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.

That’s why I can say with full confidence that no creature on God’s green earth can perform a handstand with quite as much gumption or grace as the spotted skunk. That’s right, a skunk.