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The exceptions are reckless predators whose attacks fail once they are sprayed, dogs, and the great horned owl, [24] which is the skunk's only regular predator. [25] In one case, the remains of 57 striped skunks were found in a single great horned owl nest. [26]
Raccoons, foxes, possums, snakes, coatis, weasels, crows, cats, dogs, herons, hawks, lizards, and other predators of small land vertebrates also prey on various skinks. This can be troublesome, given the long gestation period for some skinks, making them an easy target to predators such as the mongoose , which often threaten the species to at ...
Other common names for P. fasciatus include blue-tailed skink (for juveniles) and red-headed skink (for adults). It is technically appropriate to call it the American five-lined skink to distinguish it from the African skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (otherwise known as five-lined mabuya) or the eastern red-headed skink to distinguish it from its western relative Plestiodon skiltonianus ...
Crepuscular animal activity is affected by human activity, because humans are diurnal. Crepuscular animals are less likely to participate in typical foraging or reproductive behaviors and deal with increased stress and mortality rates when humans are present. [11] Animals may change their usual activity patterns in
The common mudpuppy can be a rusty brown color with gray and black and usually has blackish-blue spots, but some albino adults have been reported in Arkansas. [6] In clear, light water, their skin gets darker, likewise in darker water, their skin gets lighter in color. [5]
Pelt of Spilogale putorius. The eastern spotted skunk has a small weasel-like body with fine, dense black fur that has 4 to 6 broken, white stripes. [8] Two of the stripes are located at the median of the body and four stripes are placed on the side running from the back of the head to the rear.
Eremiascincus mostly feed on insects such as moths, termites, beetles, grasshoppers, and spiders but they also consume some small reptile species such as geckos or smaller skinks. [5] They are crepuscular or nocturnal foragers, and forage on the surface of loose substrates. [6] E. phantasmus is oviparous with clutch sizes ranging from 2-7 eggs. [4]
With a total length of 35–45 cm (14–18 in), the western spotted skunk is smaller than the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis).Males, which weigh 336 to 734 g (11.9 to 25.9 oz), are significantly heavier than females, at 227 to 482 g (8.0 to 17.0 oz), but only about 6% longer, on average.