Thanks to their high adaptability, squirrels become accustomed to student presence on campus due to frequent foot traffic and ...

Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild. Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of ...

Steve Wolfe of Farmington took young hunters Isaiah Carr and Emerett Patterson, both of Siloam Springs, to the squirrel woods ...

Eastern gray squirrels may appear to be routine backyard wildlife, yet in Kentucky, they hold formal recognition alongside ...

Have the squirrels gone nuts? Killer squirrels might seem like sci-fi, but squirrels in California have been observed hunting and eating voles for the first time, leading scientists to believe that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For tiny North American red squirrels, jumping from treetop to ...

California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) might look like your run of the mill bushy-tailed rodent. But these squirrels are anything but ordinary. For the first time, they have been ...

“We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Squirrels are generally considered one of nature’s cuter animals. They scamper after each other in the treetops and have cute bushy tails. But they are also often responsible for some of our most ...

High-speed video of squirrels executing amazing leaps in pursuit of peanuts captures the animals’ innovative solutions to reaching their goal. Video courtesy of Roxanne Makasdjian and Jeremy Snowden, ...

Squirrels are becoming more active in North Carolina — and your car’s engine could become their next chew toy. Squirrels are attracted to cars because they can provide nesting spots, and they chew ...