We all know that catching a glimpse of a red squirrel these days is a rare occurrence*, but one cheeky little chap made a ...

NC humor columnist Mike Kerrigan considers how the common gray squirrel could inspire refinement in our parlance on National ...

Field researchers at Briones Regional Park in Northern California observed ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, ...

In a town on England’s west coast, red squirrels fed by humans were found to have lost muscle mass and […] The post Red ...

A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found evidence that red squirrels fed by ...

Red squirrels from the Formby reserve near Liverpool in north-west England had skulls with flatter braincases and longer ...

Squirrels will eat birdseed mix, but it’s not recommended. However, squirrels love carrots and nuts such as almonds, walnuts, ...

When fed peanuts, red squirrels in Britain developed weaker bites — showing that food supplements to threatened animals could have unintended side effects.

These are a bit like bird feeders, except you stock them with nuts and seeds and encourage squirrels to go for them instead of or as well as birds. Birdfood.co.uk says: “Squirrels in your garden ...

The research has consistently demonstrated that eating nuts several times a week is linked to a 30% to 50% lower risk of myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, or cardiovascular disease.