These adorable animals may not be welcome visitors if you have pets around.

With their fluffy tails, striped bodies, and button-like noses, skunks are adorable garden visitors. Despite their charming ...

Wildlife expert Ned Bruha of Florida says using Irish Spring soap around a yard is not a proven skunk repellent. He reveals why — and suggests what to do instead.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." First and foremost, they're most notorious for spraying a strong, odorous secretion when they sense a ...

These feisty little creatures do handstands as a unique warning to potential predators before releasing the foul-smelling spray skunks are known for Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter ...

New research using hundreds of DNA samples showed that there are seven species of these hand-standing, stink-spraying mammals. By Jason Bittel Black fur, white stripes, fanny full of foul-smelling ...

Silly Safaris offers a glimpse into the often misunderstood creatures, skunks, which play an essential role in nature by ...

DEAR JOAN: I’m sure I’m just one more person complaining about the lawn getting torn up by a young skunk, but please, we need help. We tried leaving the lights on, but this just made it easier for the ...

The baby skunks are too cute!

New research reveals alarming levels of chlordane, a banned pesticide, in skunks near Detroit, pointing to ongoing ...

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