Karenlynn has a wildlife feeder near her back door, a spot often visited by various creatures. She witnessed an intriguing interaction between a squirrel and a rat. The rat approached the feeder, ...
Robertson said a one-way door is attached to the house, allowing squirrels to go out but not back in. If non-mobile baby squirrels are found, they are hand-removed and placed in a heated box outside ...
A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They’re hunting like carnivores, taking down and consuming other, smaller rodents. As part of an ongoing 12-year study of ...
The thirteen-lined ground squirrel is hibernating and deep in torpor. It feels surprisingly dense and hard as the chill seeps from the tiny mammal through a latex glove and to my palm. In this ...
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 ...
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 new behaviour suggests the species is adapting to its environment by preying on other animals. California ground squirrels, usually known for their plant-based diet, have been observed hunting ...