Although they've long been known for their distinctive coats, a new study examines why some skunks are evolving to have different fur patterns.
Striped skunks can sport a variety of colors and patterns across their range.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
By photographing 749 striped skunk skins in museums across the continent, Stankowich and colleagues recorded factors such as stripe length and pattern symmetry, and then compared them with other variables, such as the environments the animals and their potential predators inhabited. In the end, they verified a hunch.
“Studies like this give you this idea that we have this mosaic of selection pressures over North America,” says Barnett, who was not affiliated with the research.Photograph By COREY ARNOLD, COREY, Nat Geo Image CollectionSince people have hunted or outright eliminated predators across the United States, from mountain lions to wolves, it’s logical to ask if humans are to blame for skunks starting to look less skunk-like.
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