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Buttons hibernates for most of the winter and sleeps for about 20 hours a day. But in the spring and summer, she's awake 12 to 14 hours each day. Snyder paid about $800 for Buttons.

Skunk mating season runs February to April in Ohio. That's why squirrels, groundhogs and of course skunks can come out to play on warm winter days — hibernating animals don't have that luxury.

Skunks are typically nocturnal, but just like deer, daytime activity increases significantly during breeding season, and we should expect to see them on the prowl at any time over the next month ...

Several striped skunks may den together in the winter. Striped skunks living in areas that are warm all year do not become less active during certain parts of the year, U-M said.

Lux the Skunk predicted an early spring during the “Not So” Groundhog Day celebration at the Virginia Living Museum Sunday.

Around here skunks don’t hibernate and can be seen all winter, depending on how cold it gets. In really cold or snowy weather, however, they stay protected in their dens.

And skunks of all ages may be attracted to residential areas, as they consume as much food as they can and explore winter denning sites. “They are trying to fatten up,” said Brehan Furfey, wildlife ...

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A western spotted skunk is shown in this photo taken in October 2018 outside the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, which is located roughly 60 miles east of Eugene.

The Houston region continues to have unseasonably mild fall temperatures which some wildlife officials say is contributing to increased skunk sightings as they prepare for winter. Through the ...