Red squirrels fed on peanuts have weaker jaws – here’s why that matters for conservation
Red squirrels from the Formby reserve near Liverpool in north-west England had skulls with flatter braincases and longer ...
Gizmodo29 天
Squirrels Caught Hunting and Eating Meat for the First Time
When you think of squirrels, you probably imagine cute, fluffy-tailed rodents stuffing their faces with nuts. This past summer, however, researchers photographed California ground squirrels ...
Yahoo29 天
Squirrels spotted hunting and eating animals for first time
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 ...
New Atlas25 天
Squirrels seen hunting and killing small animals for first time
Well, on the bright side, I'm less worried about AI killing me now than I am the coming squirrel wars. Duke December 29, 2024 04:50 PM It's not "for first time".
Carnivorous squirrels? Scientists observe rodents hunt, eat voles in the East Bay
Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up eating only seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents.
Yahoo29 天
Squirrels spotted hunting and eating animals for first time
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 ...
CNN29 天
California squirrels are eating another rodent for the first time, new study finds
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 ...
Ars Technica29 天
These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers
We think of squirrels as adorably harmless creatures, admiring their bushy tails and twitchy little noses and the way they cram their cheeks with nuts or seeds to bring back to their nests for later.
ucdavis.edu29 天
Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California
A California ground squirrel in Contra Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. A study from UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the first to document widespread ...
Popular Science29 天
‘Shocking:’ These squirrels are hunting and eating other rodents
Out of the 74 observed interactions of California ground squirrels and voles between June and July 2024, 42 percent involved active hunting by the ground squirrels. Sonja Wild, UC Davis California ...
The Washington Post23 天
Squirrels were filmed feasting on tiny rodents. Scientists are perplexed.
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 ...
Phys.org29 天
Carnivorous squirrels documented in California
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles.