Red squirrel’s speed, hypervigilance and agility help them evade predators such as weasels, pine martens, raptors and fishers ...

By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Most of us can relate, in one way or another, to the iconic scene in A Christmas ...

In some species, reindeer games can set the stage for future relationships with other individuals, including mating, competition for resources or territories, and predation. Anyone that remembers high ...

Fox squirrels are native to the Eastern U.S., but they're increasingly common along the Wasatch Front. We learned about their spread, why they’re here, and what they mean for local ecosystems.

Urbanization is rapidly growing worldwide, often bringing negative effects on wildlife through loss of habitat and disturbances such as light pollution and noise. Yet some species manage to adapt to ...

We look back over the year’s wildlife photographs, and hand out some much-deserved gongs to brilliant and beautiful creatures around the world ...

You can see them all year round chasing through the trees, cracking nuts, or disappearing swiftly into the leaves—squirrels seem so familiar that it’s easy to forget how little we actually know about ...

The findings demonstrate how supplemental feeding can improve reproductive conditions of urban squirrels, offering valuable insights for promoting mammalian growth and conservation. Urbanization is ...

Invasive fox squirrels have spread into Utah, carrying a disease that threatens to eliminate the state's native red squirrels. The loss of these creatures could damage forest health and disrupt ...

Scotland is home to around 80% of the UK's red squirrels. Although native to the UK, the red squirrel population has been under threat since non-native grey squirrels were brought here around 150 ...

Humans may be far more monogamous by nature than previously thought, researchers say. Monogamy in humans is comparable more to the exclusive mating seen in meerkats and beavers than in our primate ...

When it comes to animals romancing in the wild, things get weird—really weird. Some animals offer bizarre gifts, some put on daring dances, and others? Well, let’s just say things get really messy.