They’re strategizing quite a lot,” says Lisa Leaver, a researcher who studies the behavioral and cognitive adaptations of squirrels and other animals at the University of Exeter in England. On ...

Squirrels Are Displaying ‘Widespread Carnivorous Behavior’ for the First Time in a California Park, New Study Finds The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted ...

But direct evidence of hunting behavior is rare, the study says — which is why the finding of “widespread hunting of ...

EAU CLAIRE — Through a continuing research of California ground squirrels and a discovery of their unique predatory behavior, students and professors at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ...

The plants exhibit a number of adaptations to prevent losses to seed predators such as tree squirrels. ... the squirrel’s behavior of embryo excision of white oaks appears to be far more specific.

For Wild, she thought the behavior may have been some version of squirrels having fun. “We sometimes observe juvenile squirrels chasing after birds on the ground, which appears to be a playful ...

California ground squirrels typically eat seeds and plants, but a study has evidence some may now be meat eaters. A squirrel searches for food on May 11, 2021, in Cambria, California.

A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains is a common sight, but a new study from UC Davis suggests that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,… ...

The explanation behind this sort of behavior boils down to the physiology of squirrels on campus. Charlotte Devitz is working toward her doctorate in ecology, evolution and behavior. Her dissertation ...

California ground squirrels of all ages and genders were seen hunting, eating and competing over vole at a local park between June 10 and July 30, but the "carnivorous behavior" peaked during the ...