Black squirrels are the result of "interbreeding" between their grey cousins and the North American fox squirrel, a study has concluded. Research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology found the ...

Conservationists have been alarmed by the appearance of a grey squirrel near Oban. The animal has been seen on the Isle of Seil, one of Argyll's Slate Islands about 100 miles (161km) from the ...

Squirrels and possums apparently think being king of the road means piling up the most roadkills for your species. Although ...

The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is the largest variety of tree squirrel in North America — with about half its length taken up by its long, exceedingly fluffy tail. Unlike the chattering, ...