Wildlife researchers in Central Texas recently got a surprise from one of nature’s most elusive mammals: an eastern spotted ...

The plains spotted skunk is found in East Texas and the Panhandle, and the Western (or desert) spotted skunk roams West Texas, South Texas, and the fringes of Central Texas.

Not so.Meet spotted skunks, ... A study released in 2013 included a video of a Western spotted skunk ... Ferguson was inspired to make “wanted” posters and distribute them across central Texas ...

The western spotted skunk, the 2-pound smelly creature, ... He has a doctorate in philosophy at Texas Tech and science master's degrees from Texas State and Angelo State.

And because representatives from both clades have overlapping territories in places like Texas, you could have two spotted skunks in the same place that appear identical but who apparently cannot ...

Climate change can impact our environment in various ways, and as we’ve experienced first-hand with climate change as byproduct of human activity, it has the potential to drastically change the ...

Yes, the western spotted skunk smells.It’s a skunk, after all. But it is also stupidly photogenic. Just look at this little guy’s face: All together now: Awwww. This badass skunk will also ...

At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, “the acrobats of the skunk world.” Scientists have discovered that there are more of these species than ...

More information: Marie I. Tosa et al, Western spotted skunk spatial ecology in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, Ecosphere (2024). DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4981 Provided by Oregon ...

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 ...

A western spotted skunk is shown in this photo taken in October 2018 outside the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, which is located roughly 60 miles east of Eugene.

At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, “the acrobats of the skunk world.” Scientists have discovered that there are more of these species than ...