Journal of Threatened Taxa | 2021
Mating behavior of Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mephitidae) revealed by camera trap in Texas, USA
Abstract
Eastern Spotted Skunks Spilogale putorius are an understudied Vulnerable small carnivore.\xa0 Here we report a novel capture of Eastern Spotted Skunks mating via a camera trap in central Texas.\xa0 This detection adds to the minimal natural history knowledge of the species and highlights the utility of camera traps for documenting rarely observed behaviors.