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The Humboldt’s hog-nosed skunk, aka Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, hails from the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of South Argentina and Chile, in South America. These skunks face the threats of hunting and trapping for their pelts. Their pelts were exported a great deal between 1960 – 1980. They […]

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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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The hooded skunk can be found from southwestern United States down throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica. These skunks are differentiated from striped skunks due in part to their solid white back and tail, as well as the ruff of white fur around their neck, from which […]

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The African striped weasel, aka African weasel, striped weasel, white-naped weasel, or zorilla, hails from sub-Saharan Africa. These critters are the lone member of the genus Poecilogale. These weasels face the threats of hunting and trapping for traditional medicine. However, they are abundant, although rare to see, and thus listed […]

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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 striped polecat, aka African polecat, African skunk, Cape polecat, zoril, zorille, and zorilla, not only resembles a skunk but also has some of the same defenses. These critters can be found throughout much of Africa. They prefer dry and arid habitats such as the savannahs and the open countrysides […]

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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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Hailing from Indonesia and Malaysia, the Sunda stink badger (aka Indonesian stink badger, Javan stink badger, Malay stink badger, Malay badger, Sunda skunk, and Teledu) is rather a relative of the skunk; not the badger. These critters don’t face any ongoing threats and the fact is, habitat destruction and deforestation […]

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The golden-tailed gecko, aka the golden spiny-tailed gecko, is endemic to the Brigalow Belt of South-eastern Queensland. There are 3 subspecies recognized, to date: Strophurus taenicauda albiocularis, Strophurus taenicauda triaureus, and Strophurus taenicauda taenicauda. They can be found in open, dry forests and woodland, especially those with brigalow, cypress, ironbark, […]

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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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