The pine marten is a predator of the reds, but in areas where it thrives, the number of grey squirrels reduces. The findings are published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The journal study ...

The potential lifespan is 10 years, but few adults survive beyond 5 years. Raccoons, foxes, weasels, bobcats, hawks, and owls are some of the predators. House cats often kill flying squirrels, the ...

Specific brain regions involved in triggering thirst are strongly suppressed in hibernating ground squirrels, even during the ...

A native predator of the red squirrel appears to be an unlikely ally in its battle with the grey squirrel. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast discovered that, while the pine marten preys ...

A unique male piebald fox squirrel has made a surprising appearance perched in the oak trees on campus near the northeast ...

Biologist Stan Boutin with the University of Alberta in Edmonton has spent 30 years studying a population that lives in a ...

Scientific investigations before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Berlin in 2020 show that urban red squirrels are ...