In a new study out of Oberlin College, researchers found that "eastern gray squirrels eavesdrop on non-alarm auditory cues as indicators of safety" We might be able to learn a thing or two from ...

It might sound nuts. But the squirrels are definitely listening. For years, researchers have known that squirrels can eavesdrop on other species’ alarm calls to cue into dangerous situations that they ...

Squirrels are capricious little creatures. And aside from taunting the neighborhood dogs and using your gutters as water slides, it appears they also eavesdrop on bird chatter to gauge their safety. A ...

Squirrels are capricious little creatures. And aside from taunting the neighborhood dogs and using your gutters as water slides, it appears they also eavesdrop on bird chatter to gauge their safety. A ...

Squirrels eavesdrop on the casual chitchat of birds to figure out when it's safe enough to be out in the open and foraging for food. Researchers have found that a squirrel becomes incredibly vigilant ...

Source: Charles J. Sharp, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) listen in to birds’ conversations for cues about nearby ...

Nearly all grandparents, it seems, think their grandkids are pretty special. They tell themselves their perfect little gems are scholarly, athletic, cute, clever and astonishingly talented in so many ...

DEAR JOAN: Yesterday morning when preparing for the day, I had the bathroom window open and all of a sudden, I heard urgent sounds of something right outside. I looked out and there was a squirrel ...

It might sound nuts. But the squirrels are definitely listening. For years, researchers have known that squirrels can eavesdrop on other species’ alarm calls to cue into dangerous situations that they ...

Source: Charles J. Sharp, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) listen in to birds’ conversations for cues about nearby ...