A buffy or white eye-ring is present in all seasons. This common tree squirrel of the Adirondacks is about half the size of a gray squirrel, and is stouter, longer, and lacks the dorsal stripes of the ...

According to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, when you see a large collection of acorns all in one place around a tree, ...

The flying squirrels ability to glide from one tree to another is unique among rodents. Before gliding, a flying squirrel bobs and rotates the head, perhaps to gauge the route, and then leaps from a ...

The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is the largest variety of tree squirrel in North America — with about half its length taken up by its long, exceedingly fluffy tail. Unlike the chattering, ...

“The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel in North Carolina, nearly twice the size of the more common gray squirrel,” said the state’s Facebook post. How big do they get? “When I saw ...

Olney, Illinois, has taken steps to protect an iconic mammal from domesticated felines, setting a possible model for other ...

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They make their homes in in woodpecker holes, nests abandoned by birds, or tree cavities in forests ... such as the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, have two. The time of year for mating and ...

A big group of squirrel hunters stalk the bushy tails with a variety of dog breeds, especially during the late season. The ...

Mellie Mac's Garden Shack owner Mellie Macsherry has opened a new store, Purple Squirrel Boutique, in downtown Black Mountain ...