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 ...

A creepy creature will be sneaking around neighborhoods on Halloween night, spiffed up like Dracula in sleek black fur with twin white stripes along his back like a tailored cape. Keep your distance, ...

It’s skunk mating season. Perhaps you’ve caught a whiff of it in the air. Because sometimes love stinks. Two skunk species live in Washington and Idaho: the commonly encountered striped version and ...

Today is Groundhog Day. Thinking about the critter Punxsutawney Phil letting us know if we are in for six more weeks of winter, Phil brings to mind another small critter — the striped skunk. While ...

Skunk mating season brings increased movement, aggression, and spraying as males roam miles in search of females. Skunk spray is a powerful chemical defense based on sulfur compounds that cling to fur ...

For some time now, I’d been looking forward to the vernal equinox, the first day of spring. Although it was a relatively mild winter, something about knowing the weather is warming and the flowers ...

Is that skunk I smell? As February begins and spring slowly starts to make itself felt across the Bay Area, you might be concerned about what seems like the increasingly noxious prevalence of skunk ...

Perhaps you’ve noticed an influx of coyote sighting posts in your Greater Cincinnati neighborhood Facebook groups, or maybe you’ve noticed more skunk smell as you drive on the interstate in Ohio. If ...

Skunks can lose their stripes—and now we might know why Skunks can lose their stripes—and now we might know why In Adorable Skunk Family Video, Cyclist Did Everything Right In Adorable Skunk Family ...