🦨 Meet Shovels, the newest member of our Ambassador family! He is a 5 and a half month old male striped skunk who enjoys spending his time "hunting" for crickets 😊 . 📌 FUN FACTS: Striped skunks are omnivorous, opportunistic feeders. Their diet is primarily insectivorous during the spring and summer seasons when grasshoppers, beetles, crickets, bees and other arthropods are abundant, then switches to a carnivorous diet during colder months. . . #StripedSkunk 🎥 Sam C., Animal Care Professional

Checkout this small family of Skunks. They are currently being rehabilitated at our center before we safely release them back into the wild. Striped Skunk Origin: North-South America Lifespan: 2-4 years Size: Striped skunk are mid-sized skunks Skunks can weigh as little as 1lb. (Spotted Skunk) and as large as 18lbs (Hognose Skunk). Diet: Omnivore, eat primarily Insects, larvae, earthworms, grubs, rodents, lizards, salamander, frogs, snakes, birds, moles, eggs, berries, roots, leaves, grasses, fu

Striped skunk

Listen to the sniffing sounds of a Striped Skunk as it pokes around near our wildlife camera and recording equipment. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephiti) is one of two skunk species in California. Found in both wild and urban landscapes, this skunk was sniffing around during March breeding season in the chamise bushes of the Sequoia National Park Foothills. This clip is from a new soundscapes project where park scientists deploy wildlife camera traps to document and share the sights and sounds of S

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Basil, the striped skunk, is using a puzzle feeder to demonstrate his instinctive foraging skills! In their natural habitat, skunks keep their nose to the ground using their keen sense of smell to find snacks. Once found, they use their long claws to dig up whatever tasty treat they can reach including moles, fruits, nuts, insects, grasses, and worms just to name a few. While we might not appreciate the holes that skunks leave in our yards, we sure do appreciate the free pest control they provid