Scientists make ‘shocking’ predatory discovery about California’s ground squirrels
Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread ...
Squirrels were filmed feasting on tiny rodents. Scientists are perplexed.
Researchers said in a new study that they were stunned to witness California ground squirrels, who mostly eat nuts and seeds, ...
Hibernation scientists studying squirrels could get humans to deep space
Hibernating animals are remarkably good at preserving lean body mass. Though they lose fat, they hold on to most of their ...
Ground squirrels found hunting and killing voles in California, new research says
The squirrels were long considered a granivorous species, but this new research suggests they may be more flexible when it ...
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Killer squirrels have developed taste for flesh — and voles are running for their lives
Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, ...
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Squirrels Shock Scientists with Novel Carnivorous Behavior
It's not unusual to see squirrels eating acorns or other nuts, or seeds; they are considered herbivores though they sometimes ...
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Squirrels seen hunting and killing small animals for first time
It's easy to assume that the only thing a cute little squirrel poses a threat to is a nut, but it turns out they could have more of a murderous streak than we realized. After watching squirrels in ...
California squirrels are now apparently hunting and eating other rodents
A UC Davis study found a population of Bay Area ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, suggesting the species may be more ...
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Squirrels Are Displaying ‘Widespread Carnivorous Behavior’ for the First Time in a California Park, New Study Finds
The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary ...
New 'Shocking' Evidence Reveals Some of California's Squirrels Are Carnivorous, Study Finds
A new study from the U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit, but ...
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Meat-eating squirrels? New study finds evidence of carnivorous behavior in California squirrels
A new study this year has recorded for the first time widespread behavior of California ground squirrels eating other small ...
Are ground squirrels strictly granivorous?
California ground squirrels exhibit carnivorous behavior by hunting and eating voles, challenging the assumption of their granivorous diet.