Squirrels spotted hunting and eating animals for first time
Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild. Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of seeds and nuts, which they often bury in underground stores to get through the colder months.
Squirrels seen hunting and killing small animals for first time
It's easy to assume that the only thing a cute little squirrel poses a threat to is a nut, but it turns out they could have more of a murderous streak than we realized. After watching squirrels in California for 12 years,
California squirrels are eating another rodent for the first time, new study finds
A study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels eating voles. Experts explain why this phenomenon is critical to future behavioral discoveries in animals.
New 'Shocking' Evidence Reveals Some of California's Squirrels Are Carnivorous, Study Finds
A new study from the U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit, but also hunt and eat voles in the summer months, which are small mouse-like rodents.
California squirrels are now apparently hunting and eating other rodents
A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They're hunting like carnivores, taking down and then consuming other, smaller rodents. As part of an ongoing 12-year study of California ground squirrels at
Meat-eating squirrels? New study finds evidence of carnivorous behavior in California squirrels
A new study this year has recorded for the first time widespread behavior of California ground squirrels eating other small mammals, specifically voles.
California squirrels show signs of hunting for first time in new study
A new study showed evidence for the first time of a species of California squirrel's "widespread" hunting of other rodents. The study focused on California ground squirrels at a park in Contra Costa County.
Squirrels were filmed feasting on tiny rodents. Scientists are perplexed.
First, the predators ripped off the rodents’ heads. Then they dug their teeth into their prey’s torsos, feasting on meat, ...
Hibernation scientists studying squirrels could get humans to deep space
In my hands is a squirrel-sicle, or close to it. I’m standing in a walk-in fridge, bathed in red light, cradling a rigid, ...
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Squirrels Are Displaying 'Widespread Carnivorous Behavior' for the First Time in a California Park, New Study Finds
In the rolling green hills of California’s Briones Regional Park, not far from the urban bustle of Oakland and Berkeley, the ...
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Scientists Have Discovered Carnivorous Squirrels In California
Squirrels are known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, but they can be carnivorous as well. It’s just that recorded […] ...
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Southern Arizona red squirrel population increases by over 80 animals in 2024
That brought the total population of the unique red squirrels to about 233 animals, a 60% increase since the previous ...
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Killer squirrels spotted hunting animals and eating them for first time
Shocking new footage has captured a species of squirrel hunting other animals for the first time, suggesting they may be ...