Jerry Dragoo’s Web site provides basic biological information pertaining to wild skunks. For information about the classification of the Mephitidae family, check out Dragoo’s detailed account. William ...

A paw print in baked mud at Joshua Tree National Park, likely from a coyote. Brad Sutton/National Park Service Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from racoons, squirrels and ...

The size of a skunk varies depending on the species. They can range in length from 15.6 to 37 inches, and in weight from about 1.1 to 13 pounds. Spotted skunks are the smallest species. The largest ...

They say no good deed goes unpunished. Such was the case for one Cambridge police officer who ended up getting sprayed by a skunk Monday morning. It happened around 6:30 a.m. when Officer Dan McGinty ...