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The southern spotted skunk can be found from southern Mexico to Central America. Their coloration makes them look surprisingly like a western or even an eastern spotted skunk. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of monoculture (the development of a single crop), and fires; […]

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The American hog-nosed skunk, aka rooter skunk, can be found in the southwestern United States, throughout Mexico, and into Central America. They tolerate a range of habitats from mountains, coastal plains, stream sides, canyons, and rocky terrains. They also inhabit open desert-scrublands, mesquite-grasslands, tropical areas, cornfields surrounded by brush near […]

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The pygmy spotted skunk hails from the Pacific side of Mexico. They prefer woodlands and thickets with rocky soil. These skunks tend to avoid dense forests and swamp habitats. Due to habitat destruction, at the hands of residential & commercial development; roads, fragmenting their populations and subjecting them to vehicle […]

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The hoatzin is a bird native to South America. They go by several names: skunk bird, reptile bird, stinkbird, and Canje pheasant. They’re renown for their unpleasant smell, their method of digestion, clumsy mannerisms, and noise levels. These unique birds can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, […]

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Easily recognized, not only by their telltale black and white coloring, but their aroma, the skunk is the animal kingdom’s smelliest critter… by far! These animals have been made famous not only due to their stink but also, in part, by the cartoon character Pepé Le Pew. In fact, the […]

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