And Smith is even more so—since 2013, she has led the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project, ...

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.

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 ...

An unexpected shift in squirrel behavior Smith and her colleagues observed the squirrels’ meat-eating behavior during a study period from June 10 to July 30.

These squirrels seem frantic as they return to the pile of nuts, ... Learn Why Squirrel’s Practice This Peculiar Behavior. Kellianne Matthews. November 15, 2024 at 7:10 AM. Copied; ...

The behavior suggested that ground squirrels are more opportunistic and omnivorous than previously thought. Sonja Wild, UC Davis “In our twelve years of conducting observations on hundreds of ...

The squirrels didn’t seem interested in hunting other small mammals. Watching the videos, “I could barely believe my eyes,” said Wild. “From then, we saw that behavior almost every day.

Squirrel behavior is recorded on video for analysis, with additional statistical analysis to shed light on the demographics of any interesting behavior.

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 ...

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 ...