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 ...

Out of the 74 observed interactions of California ground squirrels and voles between June and July 2024, 42 percent involved active hunting by the ground squirrels. Sonja Wild, UC Davis Get the ...

A photo of a squirrel hunting a vole via UC Davis. Squirrels in California aren't as vegan as people may assume. A new study from U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels ...

(CNN) – Some squirrels in California have an extensive palate. The furry creatures are traditionally known for feasting on nuts, berries and the like, but scientists recently noticed one type of ...

A new study from researchers in California and Wisconsin shows that ground squirrels, thought to mainly eat nuts and seeds, catch and eat smaller rodents, too. The study, published in the ...

“We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Squirrels in California aren't as vegan as people may assume. A new study from U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit — but also hunt and eat ...