B illions of people on Earth have a beloved pet in their lives, but the vast majority of those pets are dogs and cats.

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 ...

The gray squirrel’s appearance differs seasonally. The yellowish brown summer coat becomes thicker and gray in winter, the pelage of some individuals strikingly silver-gray. Underparts and eye-rings ...

I’ve always found the critters that are not well known or the ones that are mysterious to be the most fascinating. A good ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...