Sentences with phrase «species of skunks»

There are 11 species of skunks, which are divided into four genera: Mephitis (hooded and striped skunks, two species), Spilogale (spotted skunks, two species), Mydaus (stink badgers, two species), and Conepatus (hog - nosed skunks, five species).

Not exact matches

Wallach and colleagues gathered research on the life cycles of more than a hundred species of mammalian carnivores — from polar bears and panthers to skunks and stoats — and documented examples of large predators that apparently regulate their own numbers.

They found that species that have evolved noxious sprays as a defense, such as skunks, tend to be nocturnal and subject to predation by other mammals, whereas socially vigilant species, such as mongooses, tend to be diurnal and at risk of predation by birds of prey.

Once again we get an animal population where all the species work together instead of eating each other, and there is even the possibility of interspecies sex, when a human's house cat falls in love with Stella the skunk (Wanda Sykes).

Skunks are a species of character in the Animal Crossing series.

In this breezy read - along, parents of every species imaginable from skunks and beavers to bears and bats share affectionate moments with their young, imparting important lessons and words of encouragement.

Nationwide rabies commonly occurs in bats, skunks, fox, coyotes, raccoons, and a wide variety of other wildlife species.

She also has an interest in wildlife rehabilitation, and has been able to see a lot of interesting medical and surgical cases in species from skunks to coyotes.

The disease is passed through direct contact with fresh urine, blood, or saliva and affects dogs and ferrets, along with certain species of wildlife, such as raccoons, wolves, foxes, and skunks.

Adrienne Kruzer is a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) and Level 2 Fear Free Certified Practitioner who has worked with opossums, skunks, ferrets, hedgehogs, chinchillas, reptiles, amphibians, a variety of bird species, coati, foxes, sugar gliders, flying squirrels, degus, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, rats, gerbils, pot bellied pigs, dogs, cats and more.

In the U.S., wildlife species such as raccoons, skunks, foxes, mongooses, and bats are endemically infected with rabies and serve as a continuous reservoir of infection for domestic species and people.

All species of dog - like animals are affected as well as weasel - like animals such as ferrets, mink skunk, badgers and raccoon and red pandas.

Dogs, skunks, foxes, raccoons and bats do have endemic rabies strains, can carry and transmit rabies for days, weeks, or even months before succumbing to it, and are therefore magnitudes of order more likely to spread rabies than cats, rodents, and other species who tend to die soon if infected.

We accept a limited number of Rabies Vector Species including raccoons, groundhogs, foxes, skunk, and bats.

This disease is known around the world and most commonly affects dogs, but has been seen in many species of wildlife, including skunks, raccoons, and ferrets.

Skunks Skunks are one of the most abundant species of wildlife in Houston and are a high risk rabies carrier.

The spotted island skunk is listed as a species of special concern by the state of California.

Unlike the island fox and the island deer mouse, the island spotted skunk shows no little differentiation between the two islands as well as the mainland subspecies, suggesting recent colonization of the species.

Many unique species of plants and animals are endemic to the Channel Islands, including fauna such as the Channel Islands spotted skunk, ashy storm - petrel, Santa Cruz sheep, and flora including a unique subspecies of Torrey pine.

The genetic variation between mainland skunks and those on the islands are enough to cause researchers to propose that the taxonomic classification of the skunks as S. g. amphiala, should be reconsidered and that each island population be considered a separate subspecies or even a new species separate from the mainland one.

The Channel Islands and the waters surrounding hold many endemic species and subspecies of animals, including fauna such as the Channel Islands deer mouse, the Channel Islands spotted skunk, island scrub jay, San Clemente loggerhead shrike, and San Clemente Bell's sparrow.

The Channel Islands and the waters surrounding hold many endemic species of animals, including fauna such as the Channel Islands spotted skunk, island scrub jay, ashy storm - petrel, Santa Cruz sheep, San Clemente loggerhead shrike, and the San Clemente sage sparrow.

Flightless geese, giant mice, and pygmy mammoths are extinct, while the island fox, spotted skunk, and munchkin dudleya (one of six plant species found only on this island) still live here.

Its vast extension includes dense tropical forests home to an abundance of Costa Rica's most fascinating wildlife including sloths, pumas, howler monkeys, tapirs, skunks, armadillos and many species of birds including the white fronted parrot, the spectacled owl, the laughing falcon and the emerald toucanet.

There is an amazing amount of biodiversity in the Monteverde area with over 400 different types of bird species, 2 types of the sloth, white - faced monkeys, agoutis, pizotes, kinkajous, porcupines, skunk, fox, coyote, armadillo, bats, plus an astonishing amount of reptiles such as frogs and snakes and much more!