"We had never seen this behavior before." Researchers stunned by shocking behavior of ground squirrels in California: 'I ...

Researchers said in a new study that they were stunned to witness California ground squirrels, who mostly eat nuts and seeds, hunting and eating voles.

A UC Davis study found a population of Bay Area ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, suggesting the species may be more flexible in its diet than previously thought.

Now, scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, killing and eating voles, according to a new study. The research ...

According to a release from UC Davis, widespread carnivorous behavior has been documented for the first time among squirrels just outside the San Francisco area. The study, published in the ...

Winter can be a tough season for squirrels as natural food sources become scarce and the cold weather challenges their ...

Originally, this interest in squirrel populations started as a long-term study in the San Francisco Bay Area of these squirrels’ social behavior by Jennifer Smith, associate professor of Biology ...

However, actively hunting adult mammals still marks a significant shift in the squirrels' behavior. The team observed the squirrels hunting California voles (Microtus californicus californicus ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...