nocturnal squirrel native to Northern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Despite their name, flying squirrels don’t actually fly. They glide over long distances by jumping from great heights and extending their arms which have a large, parachute-like flap of skin connecting wrist to ankle. These ...
The Washington Ground Squirrel () is a candidate species for Threatened or Endangered status designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and State of Washington. The species is difficult to survey because of its fossorial lifestyle and preference for native plant communities with fe...
squirrels tend to forget around 10% of the nuts that they bury. By spreading and burying tree nuts (like acorns and chestnuts) it’s estimated that squirrels plant millions of trees each year in North America alone!
Grey squirrel pictured during the study. Credit: University of Exeter Problem-solving powers may help to explain why grey squirrels have taken over from native red squirrels in the UK, new research says. The study tested wild squirrels with an "easy" task (opening a transparent lid) and a "...