A team of molecular and physiology specialists at the Yale University School of Medicine has uncovered some of the hibernating secrets of thirteen-lined ground squirrels, and have partly explained how ...

BOISE, Idaho — Southern Idaho's sprawling Snake River Plain has been harboring a distinct species of squirrel that's emerged from the underground. Researchers have identified a new species of squirrel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ground squirrels go into a hibernation state called torpor for up to eight months. Ground squirrels spend many months in a winter ...

A researcher at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped identify a new squirrel species. UNCG assistant professor and mammalian expert Bryan McLean worked over the course of years to ...

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. The ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Squirrels look super cute running about in the yard. While not a lot of gardeners would mind occasionally feeding a squirrel for fun, things stop being fun when these rodents turn from cute, furry ...