White undersides on a gray squirrel have an evolutionary purpose, but all-white squirrels go on acting the same as gray ones ...

(CNN) — Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous — though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, with few ...

First, the predators ripped off the rodents’ heads. Then they dug their teeth into their prey’s torsos, feasting on meat, organs and cartilage. The predators? Squirrels, the populous mammals who have ...

California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) might look like your run of the mill bushy-tailed rodent. But these squirrels are anything but ordinary. For the first time, they have been ...

You know that moment when you’re minding your own business… and a squirrel launches itself across two branches like it’s ...

If you've visited the University of Alabama's campus, chances are you've seen a squirrel or two ... or three ... or more. They are known as the Capstone Squirrels ...

Two species of tropical flying squirrels have worked out that if they nibble grooves around nuts to store them between tree branches, they are preserved for longer. When you purchase through links on ...

Wildlife agencies counted 232 squirrels on Mount Graham, about the same as a year ago, which is good news during a drought.

Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild. Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of ...