In the video above, a western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) confronts a motion-activated trail camera at the Happy Valley Saddle campground in Arizona's Saguaro National Park. "Like the other ...

Robert C. Dowler The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a button-nosed, wee critter, maxing out at around just 2 pounds. To maximize its stench-dispersal powers, the skunk flings itself ...

In a new paper in Ecology and Evolution, scientists have delved into the effects of Ice Age climate change upon the evolution of tiny, hand-standing skunks. "By analyzing western spotted skunk DNA ...

Skunks are small, furry animals with black and white stripes. Some skunks are striped, and some are spotted or have swirl patterns on their fur. No matter the pattern, the black-and-white coloring ...

And now, this skunk group has a few more members. Researchers analyzed spotted skunk (Spilogale spp.) DNA and found that rather than the four skunk species previously recognized by science ...

locals may also come across the Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis). Spotted skunks are rather elusive creatures, and "very little is known about them in B.C.," Vanessa Isnardy, a program ...

There are also some skunks that are completely black or completely white. Spotted skunks, Spilogale: Spotted skunks are the smallest members of the family. They are also more slender and have ...

Western spotted skunks — striped skunks' smaller cousins that stand on their "hands" to blast their smelly defensive spray — are helping scientists piece together a picture of how ancient ...

There is also a spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius, which is less common. Skunks move rather slowly and deliberately and are confident in defending themselves. They do not hibernate but instead ...

is asking for the public’s help as it seeks to gather information on the eastern spotted skunk. There has been no confirmed sighting of this species (Spilogale putorius), once common in ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking for the public’s help as it seeks to gather information on the eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), a news release said.

locals may also come across the Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis). Spotted skunks are rather elusive creatures, and "very little is known about them in B.C.," Vanessa Isnardy, a program ...