weasel family, skunks have as their closest relatives the Old World stink badgers. In alphabetical order, the living species of skunks are: Family Mephitidae...

human-modified environments. Striped skunks are polygamous omnivores with few natural predators, save for birds of prey. Like all skunks, they possess highly developed...

The genus Spilogale includes all skunks commonly known as spotted skunks. Currently, there are four accepted extant species: S. gracilis, S. putorius...

comprising the skunks and stink badgers. They are noted for the great development of their anal scent glands, which they use to deter predators. Skunks were formerly...

The hog-nosed skunks belong to the genus Conepatus and are members of the family Mephitidae (skunks). They are native to the Americas. They have white...

brewed from skunks, old shoes, kerosene, anvils, and other strange ingredients. When the name leaked out, Lockheed ordered it changed to "Skunk Works" to...

skunks will become fully developed into adult skunks and two months before they develop skunk musk to use as self-defense. The eastern spotted skunk has...

A skunked term is a word or phrase that becomes difficult to use because it is evolving from one meaning to another, perhaps inconsistent or even opposite...

all South American hog-nosed skunks, it is smaller with a more primitive skull and tooth structure than North American skunks. There is high pressure from...

Look up skunk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A skunk is an animal. Skunk may also refer to: Skunk Creek (Gooseberry River), Minnesota Skunk Creek (Peruque...

The Skunks aka the Black Album (Rude Records, 1980) The Skunks aka the Purple Album (Republic, 1982) Live albums Earthquake Shake live CD (Skunks Records...

Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers...

Skunk oil, also referred to as skunk grease, is an oil that is obtained from the two lateral glands that run the length of a skunk's back. Skunks store...

Skunk Anansie are a British rock band whose members include Skin (lead vocals, guitar), Cass (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Ace (guitar, backing vocals)...

The skunk ape is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature purported to inhabit the forests and swamps in the southeastern United States, most notably...

Skunk weed may refer to: Skunk (cannabis), a breed of cannabis Navarretia squarrosa, California stinkweed Polemonium viscosum, Sky pilot Symplocarpus foetidus...

2010s, skunk captures became rare once again. Recent[when?] genetic research was done on Channel Island skunks to determine genetic variation in skunks between...

and sexual signaling. The pungent odor has given rise to the nicknames "skunk bear" and "nasty cat." The anal gland secretion for the samples obtained...

give western spotted skunk musk a more pungent odor, but not to spread as widely as that of striped skunks. The western spotted skunk is found throughout...

Skunk cabbage is a common name for several plants and may refer to: the genus Lysichiton Asian skunk cabbage, Lysichiton camtschatcensis, grows in eastern...

of the skunks of Trans Pecos Texas. Ph.D. dissertation. Texas A&M University. p. 199. Janzen, D. H. and W. Hallwachs (1982). The hooded skunk, Mephitis...

Skunk Fu! is an animated action adventure fantasy comedy television series featuring the fables and adventures of anthropomorphic animals protecting their...

individuals/km2 with some overlapping and about six skunks per 3.5 km2. Although living in mostly solitary areas, the skunks will come together temporarily for mating...

Skunk River may refer to: Skunk River (Iowa), river in Iowa Skunk River (Platte River), river in Minnesota This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks and comprises two species, both of which are found in North America. v t e...

unusually high number of skunks that roam the area at night, others cite the smell given off by the local creek. “Overview of Skunk City, Syracuse, New York...

triple skunks their opponent (reaches 121 points before their opponent reaches 31 points), they automatically win the match. Double and triple skunks are...

Lysichiton americanus, also called western skunk cabbage (US), yellow skunk cabbage (UK), American skunk-cabbage (Britain and Ireland) or swamp lantern...

striped skunks, two species), Spilogale (spotted skunks, four species), Mydaus (stink badgers, two species) and Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks, four species)...

Peccaries (also javelinas or skunk pigs) are pig-like ungulates of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs). They are found throughout Central and South...