A 2-year-old Massachusetts girl is recovering after a rabid skunk attacked her at a family barbecue after running at the toddler’s mother and grandmother, according to reports.

WEYMOUTH, Mass. — A 2-year-old girl was attacked by a skunk in her family's backyard and Weymouth Animal Control told the family that the animal tested positive for rabies.

The skunk was dangling from the baby’s legs. She was screaming, they were both screaming, I was screaming,” the girl’s grandmother said. “Her mother swooped in and grabbed her.

February signals the beginning of mating season for the striped skunk, which means that for the next couple of months male skunks will be courting and female skunks will be deciding, the Humane ...

The Raven Ridge Wildlife Center admitted 27 baby skunks in June, including five being found underneath a shed. Skip ... and to warn their babies of a threat, female skunks often stomp and hiss.

Kelly McLemore has an almost daily interaction with a three-month-old orphaned skunk. After it was orphaned, Kelly took care of the baby. She told Storyful she placed it in a “protected area in the ...

Female skunks give birth every year. Their gestation period often lasts around two months and they give birth to two to 10 offspring at a time. Baby skunks are called kits.

Female skunks who are not interested in the aggressive pursuit of a male suitor might use their spray as a last-ditch effort to ward them off. ... the embryo implants and grows into a baby skunk.

Each female skunk typically has one litter, while male skunks can father multiple litters. Usually, each litter produces four to six baby skunks in May or June. Baby skunks are called kits.

Each female skunk typically has one litter, while male skunks can father multiple litters. Usually, each litter produces four to six baby skunks in May or June. Baby skunks are called kits.

When is skunk mating season in Ohio? Skunk mating season in Ohio begins in February and continues until the end of March. Each female skunk typically has one litter, while male skunks can father ...