Researchers said in a new study that they were stunned to witness California ground squirrels, who mostly eat nuts and seeds, ...

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread ...

Hibernating animals are remarkably good at preserving lean body mass. Though they lose fat, they hold on to most of their ...

Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, ...

The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary ...

A study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels eating voles. Experts explain why this phenomenon is critical to ...

The squirrels were long considered a granivorous species, but this new research suggests they may be more flexible when it ...

It's not unusual to see squirrels eating acorns or other nuts, or seeds; they are considered herbivores though they sometimes ...

California ground squirrels that scientists thought ate only grains are eating the voles, according to researchers at ...

A new study from the U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit, but ...

A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They're hunting like carnivores, taking down and then ...

California ground squirrels exhibit carnivorous behavior by hunting and eating voles, challenging the assumption of their granivorous diet.