Can animals share the same space peacefully high above the ground in the treetops? A research team at the University of ...

This time the squirrel was up close. I was able to take some good photographs as it munched on seeds that I had intended for the local birds. From a distance of about 11 feet, I could see that the ...

Red squirrels are about 11 inches long and weigh just over half a pound on average. They are known for their rust colored fur and “scolding chatter” above the trees.

Four red squirrels were brought here in July 2011 when officials feared wildfires on the mountain could wipe out the population. The two females died last summer for no apparent reason, Wells said.

According to a UNH Extension article online, “Looking for Red Squirrels,” , northern New England, home to the conifers that these beautiful little rodents love, is “well-populated by red ...

Red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) will eat almost anything, including eggs, berries, nuts, insects, fungi, sap and young birds. ... Their fur will darken in the winter, ...

The native red squirrel is smaller, with darker, brownish fur and a creamy, white underbelly. Both are tree squirrels, meaning they spend much of their time scurrying through tree canopies or, in ...

A red squirrel seen in County Durham (Image: PAMELA FOWLER) The red squirrel, a species that has seen decline across the UK, ...

The northern flying squirrel eats relatively more fungi, which it collects above ground, excavates from the soil, and pilfers from the caches of the red squirrel. Activity and Movement Both species of ...

By analysing the DNA in the bones, the team found genetic sequences from M. leprae in three people and one red squirrel. “There really was leprosy circulating among medieval squirrels,” says ...