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Handout
Princeton University

Mammals of North America: Spotted and Hog Nosed Skunks

For Students 9th - 10th
From the pages of "Mammals of North America," a field guide published by Princeton University Press, this website offers general descriptions of both spotted and hog-nosed skunks. Detailed pictures and maps of habitat range are also...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Western Spotted Skunk

For Students 4th - 8th
Eastern and Western Spotted Skunks were for years thought to be one and the same species, but they differ in an important detail of the reproductive process. In the Western Spotted Skunk, a very long period of delayed implantation...