Today they are receiving an unusual homework assignment with straightforward instructions: fan out across the Omaha metro area and count squirrels. The squirrel census undertaken by Wilson’s ...

Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up eating only seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents. A team of scientists spent 12 years in Briones Regional Park near ...

We all know squirrels love nuts, seeds and grains — filling their cheeks with the day's foraging. But a new study by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California ...

The year that finally saw construction begin on a new baseball stadium for the Richmond Flying Squirrels started off with uncertainty – and ended with a $40 million lawsuit tied to the broader Diamond ...

A hunting squirrel? The idea seems straight out of an absurd tale. Yet, in the heart of California, unprecedented observations reveal an unexpected side to these small mammals: formidable predators.

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread carnivorous behavior documented among the species. The squirrels, rodents ...

A southern flying squirrel trapped as part of a Minnesota study. The squirrel's big eyes and ears give it keen senses at night. (Anna Mangan, Natural Resources Research Institute) ...

The predators? Squirrels, the populous mammals who have long been known to mostly eat nuts, seeds, and plants. While studying ground squirrels in Northern California this past summer, biologists ...

Forest researchers in north-central Minnesota are bringing the little-analyzed world of an elusive night creature into the light. There is a dearth of state research about flying squirrels, a ...

Earl the Squirrel has become a popular character at Universal Orlando during the Holidays and is considered the Resort’s official mascot for the Christmas season. What started as a lighting mishap and ...

It wasn’t just one psycho squirrel going rogue either – males and females, adults and juveniles all participated. Over 18 observation days, researchers witnessed squirrels hunting voles 31 ...