S cientists in Switzerland have turned to a rare flying squirrel’s remarkable treetop agility to develop a new generation of ...

I reach for it slowly with the net and suddenly he launches himself. Then something magical happens. Our mouths drop and we ...

Scaly-tailed squirrels use thorny tail scales for grip on smooth trees. New models reveal the physics behind this, inspiring ...

Gliding like a ghost in the moonlight, a flying squirrel dances across the starry sky. After months of late nights, the photographer was able to capture a long exposure photograph that showed the ...

Rocky, hero of the animated “Rocky and the Bullwinkle Show” (1959 to 1964), was a plucky flying squirrel. Richmond Virginia’s minor league baseball team is called the Flying Squirrels.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — In 2001, a wildlife rehabilitator named Christy Hargrove decided squirrels deserved a little respect. So she founded National Squirrel Appreciation Day, which takes p… ...

African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native ...

These nocturnal critters are a subspecies of the Humboldt's flying squirrel and their claims to fame include being able to glide for as far as 300 feet in the air.

Sit and watch a gray squirrel for awhile and it will likely lead you to its drey, scampering up a tree trunk — perhaps with fresh nest lining clamped between its teeth — and disappearing into its ...

The squirrel’s death sparked so much outrage that it prompted a state lawmaker to propose legislation to improve animal-rights statutes, calling the bill “Peanuts Law: Humane Animal Pro… ...

The results are in: Peanut the Squirrel did not have rabies, county official says Peanut and Fred were seized from their New York home on Oct. 30.

This is the first time the nocturnal creature has been spotted in the region, and its appearance has been hailed as a good omen by locals. The Indian giant flying squirrel is listed in Schedule II ...