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The western spotted skunk, like other skunks, has a pair of large musk glands that open just inside the anus, and which can spray their contents through a muscular contraction. These skunks face the threats of vehicle strike (being hit by vehicles); hunting, for their pelts; and trapping, as a […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

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 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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