Underground dens in well-drained sites which the striped skunk either excavates or, more often, uses after they have been abandoned by other mammals such as woodchuck or foxes, serves as homes. Dens ...

By photographing 749 striped skunk skins in museums across ... “In areas that have really strong predation risk, both from birds and mammals, you get a much more consistent, traditional black ...

As a result, unsuspecting observers often mistake other black-and-white, striped mammals or animals that produce ...

Other species of polecats are found in Europe and Asia. The striped polecat or zorilla belongs to the night. These mammals are nocturnal but also search for food right before the sun rises or sets.

This diversification allowed mammals to develop new fur colors and patterns that were better suited to their newly broadened environment and to become the spotted and striped mammals we know and love ...

These mammals represent 7 orders and 17 families. Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk, are rare and occur mostly at the periphery of the Adirondacks. Other species, such as the ...

If you were to travel more than 120 million years back in time to the Early Cretaceous or Jurassic Period, you might see dinosaurs with striped tails ... Early mammals were small, strictly ...

infecting mammals in at least 31 states. Among those infected are cows in 12 states, foxes, mice, striped skunks, mountain lions and harbor seals, and alpacas. At least 21 domestic cats in nine ...

Despite fears to the contrary, skunks — cat-sized, striped mammals armed with a notoriously potent defense — have not vanished from Long Island after all. Believed to have largely disappeared ...