Valentine’s Day is approaching, which means love is in the air — and hopefully that’s all you’re smelling. Skunk mating season in North Carolina usually begins during the second week of February and ...

If you're wondering why you're seeing — or smelling — skunks out and about in February, well, mating season is underway. As the critters pair up this season, watch out for skunks in your yard or ...

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 ...

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 about ...

When it comes to skunks in our region, it’s not just black and white. Black fur with white stripes – we all know the striped skunk. But stripey has a smaller, lesser-known cousin that lives in ...

The Houston region continues to have unseasonably mild fall temperatures which some wildlife officials say is contributing to increased skunk sightings as they prepare for winter. Through the first ...

As February transitions into March, residents in the Garden State may notice an uptick in skunk sightings, marking the onset of mating season for these notoriously odorous creatures. Skunks, known for ...

Today we meet the striped hog-nosed skunk, a little-known species that inhabits forests throughout Costa Rica. The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is known as the zorro hediondo ...

Two species of skunk are indigenous to North America -- the striped skunk and the hooded skunk. This skunk has several characteristics of the hooded skunk. It is smaller than an adult striped skunk.

Officers in a Nebraska city recently freed a thirsty skunk with its head stuck in a Miller Lite beer can. The stinky woodland creature was rescued by Lincoln Animal Control officers in the city of ...