A study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels eating voles. Experts explain why this phenomenon is critical to future behavioral discoveries in animals.

“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 ...

Researchers said in a new study that they were stunned to witness California ground squirrels, who mostly eat nuts and seeds, hunting and eating voles.

A UC Davis study found a population of Bay Area ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, suggesting the species may be more flexible in its diet than previously thought.

California ground squirrels were found with 'carnivorous behaviors' The observations of California ground squirrels engaging in "carnivorous behaviors" were all recorded this year. About 42% of ...

Now, scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, killing and eating voles, according to a new study. The research ...

Co-author Jennifer Smith, a biologist at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, described the behavior as "shocking," given the sheer number of times they watched squirrels do this.

Originally, this interest in squirrel populations started as a long-term study in the San Francisco Bay Area of these squirrels’ social behavior by Jennifer Smith, associate professor of Biology ...

LOS ANGELES — A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They’re hunting like carnivores, taking down and then consuming other, smaller rodents. As part of an ...

Winter can be a tough season for squirrels as natural food sources become scarce and the cold weather challenges their ...

The predation is described in a study published December 18 in the journal Journal of Ethology and provides the first evidence of carnivorous behavior in this species of squirrels. A compilation ...