BRIGHTON, Iowa (WKRC) - A teenager was shot and killed during a hunting trip when one of his fellow hunters allegedly mistook him for a squirrel. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced ...

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 ...

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 ...

A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They're hunting like carnivores, taking down and consuming other, smaller rodents. As part of an ongoing 12-year study of ...