The striped skunk is stout-bodied with short legs and a long, bushy, coarsely-furred tail. The head is broad at the base with short, tapered muzzle and short, rounded ears. The eyes are small and ...

The black and white pattern is a key identifier of the striped skunk, a species that is infamous for its noxious defensive ...

The Eastern Spotted Skunk is not to be confused with the Striped Skunk. An Eastern Spotted Skunk has an upside-down triangle ...

Researchers liken it to a black-and-white tube sock, and it's elusive, at least compared to its more urban cousin, the striped skunk. That's in part because the spotted skunk is nocturnal ...