Here, we explored the role of physiological plasticity in enabling Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurusvulgaris, henceforth “squirrels”) to cope with urbanisation. Squirrels naturally occur in coniferous or mixed and deciduous forests, but are also highly abundant in urban habitat patches16,31,32. Their...
Whenever I start to confuse Song Sparrows with other streaky sparrows, I always look for the noticeable dark malar which is in the cheek-throat area. Squirrels don’t often tempt me to photograph them but this one was available, so I did. On the way out, the orphans again seemed too ...
Williams found herself front and center in a worldwide story after she and her brother went against the wishes of their half-sister and had their father's head removed and stored separately from the body in liquid nitrogen. The practice is called cryonics, and the hope is that at some time...
Carl Monday, an investigative reporter in Cleveland, caught a young Ohio State fan pleasuring himself in a public library computer lab and confronted him about it. Right when you think things couldn’t get any more awkward, the kid
The straw had a lot of fungal growth in the middle but what amazed me was how dry it was – definitely NOT optimal moisture conditions for the worms! I’ve certainly found worms underneath my bales of straw before, but never so many right in the bale itself (well ok – there are load...
And so I did. He spent the first couple hours in the laundry room while I read in the hall and chatted with him. "T-bone, what do you know about social media?" I asked. "Not much, mom, but I can learn." And then he came out and there's no going back... ...
To make the walks more fun, for the both of us, I’ve “trained” Bella that I am willing to sprint after squirrels. Unfortunately, my girlfriend, who walks her in the morning, isn’t too happy with this, as Bella will strain against the leash to get after squirrels. Secretly, I ...
— UNL Campus Squirrels (@HuskerSquirrels)September 19, 2015 It's like Melvin Gordon but in the passing game. — Meowt Rhule (@Ndamukat)September 19, 2015 FINALLY:Still haven’t checked in with the buddy in question but if I don’t hear from him by this afternoon I will send out a...
Other prey species include mice voles, ground squirrels, tree squirrels, gophers, and house mice. Red-tailed hawks also prey on shrews, waterfowls, corvids, quail, bats, lagomorphs, fish, raptors, insects, pigeons, crustaceans, reptiles, and earthworms. They are often seen to hunt on snakes...