"Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people ... ground squirrels of all ages and genders were reported hunting, eating, and competing between themselves for vole prey.

California ground squirrels, typically known for foraging seeds and nuts, have started hunting and eating small animals like ...

For the first time, scientists documented concerted carnivory by California ground squirrels. But why were there so many ...

A team of scientists researching in California say they’ve recorded multiple instances of ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, describing it as a “novel behavior never previously ...

Eating animals poses two moral problems. Is it wrong in principle to raise and kill animals so that human beings can eat meat and fish? Does it stop being wrong if the processes involved are ...

Squirrels, elephants and dolphins are just three animals with amazing memory capabilities. If you’ve ever wondered how a squirrels finds its buried nuts again, or are intrigued to know why ...

Squirrels are plentiful when the sun’s out, while rats are a more common sight after dusk. Often, the former are described as diurnal, and the latter nocturnal. But for many animals, those ...

This has resulted, they said, in squirrels living in pockets of isolated populations, with the north east of Scotland being one of the only areas the animals can move freely from north to south.