Striped skunks are well known for their ability to defend themselves by discharging a fine mist or stream of droplets of musk (butylmercaptan) which is an extreme eye irritant but causes no permanent ...

Located in Frampton, Canada, the Miller Zoo is home to many animals, including their newest residents, some adorable baby ...

Skunks are known for their ability to deter even the most determined predator by spraying a foul-smelling liquid from their anal scent glands. How bad is the smell? Truly overwhelming. Six striped ...

This breakthrough stemmed from Denys Overholser at Lockheed's Skunk Works, who discovered Soviet physicist Pyotr Ufimtsev's work on radar wave diffraction. Summary: When Lockheed's F-117 Nighthawk ...

A skunk and her babies have gone viral on social media after sheriff's deputies in Baker County, Oregon, released a video of the skunks crossing the road.The deputies were on patrol and brought ...

Wait. That’s no a kitty. Yes, Indiana’s striped skunks can be cute. Of course, no one wants to hold one, unless its scent glands have been removed. Those glands give the skunk its ferocious ...

They are very territorial animals that spray intruders with a pungent liquid from their scent glands. But unlike the skunk, ...

It's one of those scents you can't mistake and can't ignore. If a skunk sprays on or near your home - or on you or one of your pets - it can mean a stinky future for the next few days, but you can get ...

Skunks are typically the size of a cat and are famous for their foul-smelling defense mechanism to deter predators: Well-developed scent glands and coordinated muscle control let them accurately ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department says a skunk found in the city has tested positive for rabies. We’re told the skunk was captured earlier this week by ...

Pepé Le Pew, Rascal and Pogo maybe cute characters on the screen, but skunks, raccoons and opossums are a nuisance in the backyard. They can even be dangerous. Classified as vertebrate pests by ...

RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS. A SKUNK HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS THE SKUNK WAS FOUND LAST WEEK SHOWING SIGNS OF ...