Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For tiny North American red squirrels, jumping from treetop to ...

Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild. Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of ...

A collaborative study with a CU Boulder professor investigates how the risks and rewards of red squirrel reproduction is a microcosm of evolutionary patterns You’ve probably seen plenty of squirrels ...

A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The ...

California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) might look like your run of the mill bushy-tailed rodent. But these squirrels are anything but ordinary. For the first time, they have been ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Age at first reproduction influences lifetime reproductive success of individuals and growth rates of populations, and is thus of general ...

Squirrels covered in pus-filled, wart-like tumors have been spotted skulking through backyards across the United States, according to a report. The grotesque-looking gray squirrels, photographed in ...

A California ground squirrel in Conta Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. A study from UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the first to document widespread carnivorous ...