Then, in the summer of 2024, her students spotted something she never expected: one of the squirrels chased, killed and ate a vole, a small rodent common across the western coast of North America.

After more than a decade studying California ground squirrels, Jennifer Smith felt she had a solid understanding of their behavior. Then, in the summer of 2024, her students spotted something she ...

Online creator Derrick Downey Jr. opens up to PEOPLE about how his friendship with neighborhood squirrels changed his life and gave him the nickname the 'Squirrel Whisperer' Courtesy of Derrick ...

Growing up in the suburban New York City area, surrounded by beech/oak forest, we sat in a wonderful place to enjoy the seasonal comings and goings of a wide variety of birds. And since my parents ...

“It appears to be a squirrel that is leucistic, the result of a genetic mutation resulting in a partial loss of pigment,” an FWC spokesperson said. According to the FWC, it receives reports of ...

Engineers have designed robots that crawl, swim, fly and even slither like a snake, but no robot can hold a candle to a squirrel, which can parkour through a thicket of branches, leap across perilous ...

Leucism is slightly more common than albinism. According to the White Squirrel Institute, leucism causes a partial loss of pigmentation but does not affect all pigments, just fur. Meanwhile ...

The buyer was Shock Art Labs LLC, which is associated with Idaho-based Flying Squirrel. Public records indicate a loan from KeyBank.

Salto the robot is acting a little squirrelly. The jumping bot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe ­­­— just like a squirrel soaring from branch to branch. It’s the first time ...

Some kids, however, are next level animal lovers and the signs start early. This little girl is one! Mama calls her daughter the animal whisperer and seeing her in this clip with her new squirrel ...

Biologists worked with robot designers to discover how squirrels do it, and used what they learned to design a one-legged robot with the balancing ability and leg biomechanics to correct for over ...