At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, "the acrobats of the skunk world." Scientists have discovered that there are more of these species than they ...
When it comes to skunks in our region, it’s not just black and white. Black fur with white stripes – we all know the striped skunk. But stripey has a smaller, lesser-known cousin that lives in ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. — A new study in Oregon's Cascade Range done by an Oregon State University graduate student reveals a "tube sock-like skunk" can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to severe ...
Marie Tosa, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, spent two and a half years trapping and tracking the movements of western spotted ...
As a former amateur gymnast, I know a good handstand when I see one. That’s why I can say with full confidence that no creature on God’s green earth can perform a handstand with quite as much gumption ...
Marie Tosa knows more about the western spotted skunk than almost anyone on Earth. Between 2017 and 2019, as a Ph.D. student at Oregon State University, Tosa trekked all over the H.J. Andrews ...