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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.
Males remain solitary during the winter. [11] Western spotted skunks will attempt to build reserves of fat before winter. While they do not engage in true hibernation, they may sleep for several weeks during the winter. [12] During this time, females may den in groups that have been observed as large as 20. [11]
The earliest fossil finds attributable to Mephitis were found in the Broadwater site in Nebraska, dating back to the early Pleistocene less than 1.8 million years ago. By the late Pleistocene (70,000–14,500 years ago), the striped skunk was widely distributed throughout the southern United States, and it expanded northwards and westwards by the Holocene (10,000–4,500 years ago) following ...
Winter is finally here, and bears are getting ready to find a den to hibernate in over the next few months. In Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, one bear was caught prepping for his long sleep ...
State wildlife officials estimate the state's black bear population has remained stable for the past 10 years at 50,000 to 81,000 to animals. Bears can hibernate under decks, in crawl spaces
The feet are 40 to 53 millimetres (1.6 to 2.1 in) long, and the forefeet have claws approximately 7 millimetres (0.28 in) long, while the hind feet have claws that are around 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in). The feet are equipped with pads on the soles that aid in climbing. The large claws of the forefeet help the skunk dig and grasp prey.
Usually beginning in February and ending in March, skunk mating season is roughly two months long. According to Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, the mating season may be premature or delayed ...
Even though it sleeps for a long period of time, it is not a true obligate hibernator. This is because during the long period of sleep, its temperatures do not decrease to the low levels of hibernation. It only truly hibernates if food is scarce. [15] A good example of the differences between these two types of hibernation can be seen in ...