Researchers liken it to a black-and-white tube sock, and it's elusive, at least compared to its more urban cousin, the striped skunk. That's in part because the spotted skunk is nocturnal ...

The skunk is another animal with a ... The most common fur color is striped black and white, while a few species are brown ...

A skunk's stripes aren't just for style: They may direct predators' eyes straight to the source of the animal's smelly anal spray. And those colorations depend on the animals' methods of defense.

In this week’s otter news, we go to the Great Lakes Aquarium to meet Snoops the striped skunk, one of the two kinds of skunks native to Minnesota. He was born in captivity in at a facility in ...

The Eastern Spotted Skunk is not to be confused with the Striped Skunk. An Eastern Spotted Skunk has an upside-down triangle on its forehead and a narrow white stripe under the eye. Two stripes ...

Here are the types of skunks that can be seen this season in the Garden State. The striped skunk, scientifically known as Mephitis mephitis, is often found in neighborhoods. NJ Pest Control said ...

brown or red with no white to all-white, including albinos. The striped skunk is the most widespread of the skunks across Pennsylvania, and much of North America. An adult ranges from 22-32 inches ...

ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas.com) - An "ill-acting striped skunk" captured in Southwest Arlington has tested positive for rabies, according to The Texas Department of State Health Services Rabies ...

It is not at all uncommon to see a striped skunk with a black body, white stripe and a potential for a smelly, defensive odor as you travel throughout Kansas. And while this striped skunk is ...

It’s believed to be a skunk, but one that does not have the distinctive white stripe the world uses as a warning sign to run quickly in the other direction. “Several pictures reveal an almost ...