The rodent wasn’t actually colder than frozen. That would be impossible–only Arctic ground squirrels, the kind Drew studies in Alaska, can supercool. Their cousins in more temperate climes ...

We all know squirrels ... ground squirrels are hunting and eating voles, which are small rodents. It suggests that these squirrels may be opportunistic omnivores, rather than focusing solely on a ...

The authors said this year’s observations fundamentally change our understanding of ground squirrels, with a more opportunistic diet than previously assumed. Out of 74 interactions the Long-term ...

The authors said this year’s observations fundamentally change our understanding of ground squirrels, with a more opportunistic diet than previously assumed. Out of 74 interactions the Long-term ...

The data, which is the first evidence of widespread, carnivorous ground squirrel behavior, suggests that ground squirrels have a more flexible diet than known and they are actually opportunistic ...

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread carnivorous behavior documented among the species. The squirrels, rodents ...

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 ...