A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found evidence that red squirrels fed by ...

Red squirrels from the Formby reserve near Liverpool in north-west England had skulls with flatter braincases and longer ...

The short answer is yes, humans can eat acorns. But unlike the squirrels you may see chowing down on one outside, humans need ...

Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up eating only seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents. A team of scientists spent 12 years in Briones Regional Park near ...

The predators? Squirrels, the populous mammals who have long been known to mostly eat nuts, seeds and plants. While studying ground squirrels in Northern California this past summer, biologists ...

California ground squirrels are known to mostly eat acorns, seeds, nuts and fruit, sometimes supplementing their diet with insects and bird eggs. Evidence of them eating the occasional meal of ...

researchers last summer watched as squirrels began to chase — and eat — voles, a cousin of field mice. This suggests squirrels are much more opportunistic in their diets than previously ...

A new study this year has recorded for the first time widespread behavior of California ground squirrels eating other small mammals, specifically voles. Voles are small rodents that are relatives ...

but scientists recently noticed one type of squirrel eating meat. According to a study published in the “Journal of Ethology,” California ground squirrels have been hunting, killing and eating voles.

The furry creatures are traditionally known for feasting on nuts, berries and the like, but scientists recently noticed one type of squirrel eating meat. According to a study published in the “J ...