They'd been following squirrel behavior for 12 years before making the observation. "I could barely believe my eyes," study lead author Jennifer E. Smith said, according to ScienceDaily.

“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 ...

They found that squirrels have four personality traits: bold, aggressive, athletic, and social. The findings show how squirrels who are bolder or more aggressive may find more food or occupy ...

This, the Adjidaumo of Longfellow’s celebrated poem Hiawatha, is the voice of the Adirondack’s brooding forests. The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat ...

So why do these squirrels hunt, instead of stuffing acorns in their cheeks like most of us have come to expect? The researchers believe the behavior is linked to a spike in the vole population.

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 ...

The project examines how California ground squirrels — native to the state’s grasslands — adapt their behavior in response to environmental changes, in this case an increase in the local ...