From capybaras and cobras to wolves and wallabies, we look at the unusual animals seen on the loose across the south.

HOMER, N.Y. — The Homer Police Department rescued a skunk. The police department posted on its Facebook page that Officer Cowen found a young skunk with a cup stuck on its head on James Street.

An Oakland County resident is undergoing treatment after being bitten by a skunk that has tested positive for rabies, a disease that is fatal if untreated. Officials have not disclosed the patient's ...

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A skunk has tested positive for rabies after biting a resident in Oakland County. Oakland County officials said the resident is getting prophylactic treatment after being ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that two skunks in separate incidents have tested positive for rabies in Pickens County. A person and a horse were exposed to the rabid ...

BRIDGEPORT — A video posted online of a city police officer fatally shooting an injured skunk in a local neighborhood has raised concerns for some community members. The Bridgeport Police Department ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Spring has almost sprung. I know this not because the calendar says so, but because the fried-fish Lenten specials on Fridays at Kings Arms have returned. It’s not the melting ...

Ohio's warm weather means skunks are now on patrol. The fowl-smelling weasels typically breed in Ohio from late February to early April. "Females are in heat for four to five days and will typically ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Skunk mating season is in full swing, and Arkansas Game and Fish (AGFC) said that means increased sightings are likely across the Natural State. According to Blake Sasse with AGFC, ...

A skunk found in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, tested positive for rabies, the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. Health officials say two Cherry Hill residents found ...

A skunk that attacked two dogs in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, earlier this week tested positive for rabies, officials said. According to officials, on Feb. 20, 2026, two residents in Cherry Hill spotted ...

It’s skunk mating season. Perhaps you’ve caught a whiff of it in the air. Because sometimes love stinks. Two skunk species live in Washington and Idaho: the commonly encountered striped version and ...