Striped skunk
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The striped skunk is a skunk of the genus Mephitis that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is currently listed as least concern
Skunk about to spray
27,000 year old fossil skull from Rancho La Brea, California
Left hind foot of an albino skunk
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Raccoon
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The raccoon, sometimes called the North American, northern or common raccoon to distinguish it from other species of raccoon, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid fa
Striped skunk
…skunks, though they still risk being blinded by their prey's musk. The striped skunk is one of the major carriers of the rabies virus, second only to raccoons in the US where skunks are 25% of annual cases. Skunks are the primary hosts in the north- and south-central United States as well as in Canada. Cases…
Raccoon in Central Park
The mask of a raccoon is often interrupted by a brown-black streak that extends from forehead to nose.
A Torch Key raccoon (P. l. incautus) in Cudjoe Key, Florida. Subspecies inhabiting the Florida Keys are characterized by their small size and very pale fur.
Female raccoon of the Vancouver Island subspecies at Sidney, British Columbia, with characteristic dark fur.