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A small albino skunk, about as large as a house cat, sniffed and stomped its way through her yard in mid-April. "It was like rooting around, snuffling around in the grass looking for grubs or bugs ...
Skunk species vary in size from about 15.6 to 37 in (40 to 94 cm) long and in weight from about 1.1 lb (0.50 kg) (spotted skunks) to 18 lb (8.2 kg) (hog-nosed skunks). They have moderately elongated bodies with relatively short, well-muscled legs and long front claws for digging. They have five toes on each foot. Back left foot of an albino skunk
The twelve species of Mephitidae are split into four genera: the monotypic Conepatus, hog-nosed skunks; Mephitis, skunks; Mydaus, stink badgers; and Spilogale, spotted skunks. Mephitidae was traditionally a clade within the Mustelidae family, with the stink badgers combined with other badgers within the Melinae genus, but more recent genetic ...
Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers. They are noted for the great development of their anal scent glands , which they use to deter predators. Skunks were formerly classified as a subfamily of the Mustelidae (the weasel family); however, in the 1990s, genetic evidence caused skunks to be treated as a ...
Kelly Daniels and her husband experienced a rare wildlife sighting while driving near their home in East Troy, Wis., Friday evening. As they were driving along Highway J around 8 p.m., Daniels ...
A rare, all-white raccoon was photographed in College Station. Seeing an albino raccoon is less likely than being struck by lightning in a lifetime. Rare albino raccoon spotted in Texas.
The earliest fossil finds attributable to Mephitis were found in the Broadwater site in Nebraska, dating back to the early Pleistocene less than 1.8 million years ago. By the late Pleistocene (70,000–14,500 years ago), the striped skunk was widely distributed throughout the southern United States, and it expanded northwards and westwards by the Holocene (10,000–4,500 years ago) following ...
Rare albino mink spotted in Port Washington with a company of others. Some residents are concerned for their safety. Frolicking group of mink, including an albino, spark social media stir in Port ...