A patagonian hog-nosed skunk walks along the snow in southern chile during the winter.

Patagonian Hog-nosed Skunk

Patagonia, Chile

The Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldtii), is also known as the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, or Chingue de la Patagonia. It is a species of skunk indigenous to the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of South Argentina and Chile. They are omnivorous, eating insects, worms, rodents, fruits and plant roots. However, they do little in the way of active hunting and select prey that is easiest to capture.

Skunks are excellent diggers. Armed with large claws, they create their burrows within a bank or beneath a rock, where they rest and hide from predators. Famously, they defend themselves from enemies by launching a foul, irritating liquid from their anal glands.

Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.

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