THE HOODED SKUNK, MEPHITIS MACROURA, IN LOWLAND NORTHWESTERN COSTA RICA

Abstract

The hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura) is described for the first time from Costa Rica. There is a population of these animals in Santa Rosa National Park and its vicinity, south to Liberia. Brief notes are made on the behavior of M. macroura in Santa Rosa, with emphasis on the behavior of breaking chicken eggs by throwing them behind the animal.