Northern California, documented unprecedented behavior in California groundsquirrels: hunting and consuming voles. The observation challenges the long-held belief that these squirrels are primarily herbivorous, revealing their adaptability and opportunistic feeding habits. ...
The new observations occurred over the summer and were part of theLong-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Projectconducted atBriones Regional Parkin Northern California. Out of the 74 observed interactions with voles between June and July 2024,42 percentinvolved active hunting by th...
In northern California, USA, western Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) use burrows in active California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) colonies for nesting and protection. Ground squirrels have well-developed, anti-predator alarm-calling behavior, but the potential benefits of such alarm ...
Hill D (2024) Northern California residents seeing vole infestations. In: KCRA3. https://www.kcra.com/article/northern-california-vole-infestations/61650922. Accessed 4 Sep 2024 Holekamp KE, Smale L (1990) Provisioning and food sharing by lactating spotted hyenas, Crocuta crocuta (Mammalia: Hyae...
In Southern California in 2013, local police quarantined a community after an infected squirrel was found. That squirrel was deemed responsible for the death of a teenage boy who had contacted the squirrel earlier. One-Liner Squirrel Facts
The California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) inhabits California, Oregon and Washington. They forage above ground near their burrows, eating a diet of nuts, fruits, roots and small animals. It is common to find this squirrel residing in a home garden. This squirrel is sometimes consider...
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Spermophilus beecheyi是加州地鼠的拉丁学名，英文名称是California Ground Squirrel，所以翻译成“加洲黄鼠”是比较准确的，但是地鼠有很多种，譬如国内的旱獭也属于地（松）鼠，所以把它译为“旅鼠”则不太贴切，因为这种啮齿动物没有迁徙习性。送你一张这种动物的图片：http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/full...
In parts of Northern California, vole infestations have been observed. At the research site, the study’s authors noted a significantly higher number of voles than average over the past decade. California ground squirrels have typically been considered herbivores or granivores, eating mostly plants a...
But these California ground squirrels appear to have developed a taste for mammal meat. The new observations occurred over the summer and were part of the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project conducted at Briones Regional Park in Northern California. Out of the 74 ...