They'd been following squirrel behavior for 12 years before making the observation. "I could barely believe my eyes," study lead author Jennifer E. Smith said, according to ScienceDaily.

The gray squirrel’s appearance differs seasonally. The yellowish brown summer coat becomes thicker and gray in winter, the pelage of some individuals strikingly silver-gray. Underparts and eye-rings ...

“We had never seen this behavior before.” Most people are very familiar with squirrels, accustomed to seeing the animals on their streets or in their yards. And Smith is even more so—since ...

A furred membrane (patagium) extending between the wrists of the front feet and the ankles of the hind feet distinguish both species of flying squirrels inhabiting the Adirondacks. Flying squirrels ...

The founding of DNut follows a pattern of increased human-like squirrel activity around Grounds.