Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous — though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, with few species ...

In pop culture, squirrels are often seen as jerky, excited critters on the hunt for nuts to stuff themselves with and tuck away for later. But... Scientists document carnivorous squirrels in ...

The Mount Graham red squirrel continues its climb back from the brink, seven years after a wildfire nearly wiped it out. The endangered rodent’s numbers have jumped by more than 61% over the past year ...