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For most of the year the normal home range for skunks is 0.5 to 2 miles (1 to 3 km) in diameter, with males expanding during breeding season to travel 4 to 5 miles (6 to 8 km) per night. [ 8 ] Skunks are not true hibernators in the winter, but do den up for extended periods of time.
Hooded skunks are solitary, but they might interact at a feeding ground without showing any signs of aggression. [11] They shelter in a burrow or a nest of thick plant cover during the day and are active at night. Like M. mephitis, for self-defense, they spray volatile components from their anal glands. [12]
As skunks navigate mating season and search for sustenance, experts urge understanding and tolerance from the public. Here are the types of skunks that can be seen this season in the Garden State ...
What can I do about coyotes and skunks in my yard? If you’re noticing more coyotes, skunks or other animals in your yard, removing food sources such as outdoor cat and dog food, bird seed, and ...
Many predators forage most intensively at night, whereas others are active at midday and see best in full sun. The crepuscular habit may both reduce predation pressure, increasing the crepuscular populations, and offer better foraging opportunities to predators that increasingly focus their attention on crepuscular prey until a new balance is ...
Skunk spray gets its smell from thiol, an oily sulfur compound that skunks produce in their anal glands. Thiol is oil based, which explains why rinsing does little to nothing for getting rid of ...
The odorous solution is emitted as an atomized spray that is nearly invisible or as streams of larger droplets. [8] Skunks store about 1 tablespoon (15 g) of the odorous oil and can quickly spray five times in row. It takes about one week to replenish the oil. The secretion of the spotted skunks differs from that of the striped skunks.
Who's out spraying at night in Redding? Ask the Record Searchlight, a newsroom-wide initiative to connect with readers, has the answer.