Squirrels, like many other mammals, engage in a process of courtship and mating that involves female mate choice. Squirrels are polygynandrous, meaning that both males and females may mate with several partners. Once mated, the female takes on sole responsibility for parental care of the offspring...
Lizards that can outrun blazes. Birds that lay ash-colored eggs. Wildlife may have a limited ability to evolve in this fiery new era known as the Pyrocene.
In some parts of the world they are revered and protected; in other places they are captured and eaten for dinner. One thing is certain: They’re everywhere.
In the wild, North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) sometimes adopt the orphaned babies of close relatives. Whether or not she adopts a relative's babies depends on how many of her own she has. Adopting other babies can put her own at risk as there are more mouths...
If you have a container garden on your patio you might find signs that squirrels have been digging and feeding. Many of the tactics discussed below will work well with containers. The simplest solution may be to just keep squirrel resistant plants in your patio garden. ...
Even in the centre of a city, once you start looking you will be surprised at how many different creatures you can spot, such as squirrels, birds and foxes. Lots of wild animal species in the UK are under threat right now. One of the best things you can do to help them is to re...
There were birds singing on the branches, squirrels jumping around looking for nuts. But I also saw some signs of human destruction, like some broken branches and litter. If we keep on destroying forests and wetlands, those lovely animals will lose their homes. So we should not cut down ...
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It's that time of year again when the RSPB ask the people of the UK to take part in their annual Big Garden Birdwatch.
400. Over 40 years of research Cohen has collected 65 estimates, ranging from 1 billion to over 1 trillion people. "The scatter in estimates of how many people the Earth can support increases over time," meaning that there is little consensus in how manyHomo sapiensour planet can support, ...