Sure, they’re cute and can make us laugh with their acrobatic antics, but squirrels are a menace to both our gardens and our homes. The United States is home to 65 different species of squirrel — only ...

SD: Yeah, so one urban study estimated gray squirrels retrieve about 85 percent of their cached nuts, or, you know, whatever ...

We have very smart squirrels in my neighborhood. For the past few nights, we’ve heard one or more having a fun time running around in the crawl space of my roof. We kept hoping he/they would move out ...

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One morning last week after a night of hurricane-like winds, I found a squirrel's nest in the front yard that had blown down. It wasn't hard to identify the intact nest as a squirrel's abode. As young ...

Squirrels may live in your backyard or neighborhood. They are fun to watch scamper around, and you may consider that they would make cute pets. As a general rule, squirrels aren’t domesticated and ...

You know that moment when you’re minding your own business… and a squirrel launches itself across two branches like it’s ...

Halloween is one of the most exciting times of the year, and nothing sets the mood better than a beautifully carved pumpkin glowing on your doorstep. But as soon as you put it out, hungry squirrels ...

A fox squirrel perched on part of an experiment designed to test its agility and decision-making. Researchers used peanuts to entice the rodents to participate. UC Berkeley photo by Judy Jinn Nearly ...

A squirrel’s most iconic feature—its luxuriant, bushy tail—isn’t just for show. The furry appendage keeps the arboreal rodent balanced while running along tree branches or power lines and serves as a ...