Allow me to introduce myself: Squirrels use rattle calls to identify themselves
As a scientist who studies squirrel behavior, one of the most common questions I am asked is: "How do I get them out of my yard?"
As a scientist who studies squirrel behavior, one of the most common questions I am asked is: "How do I get them out of my yard?"
Plants & Animals
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Associate Professor Suetsugu Kenji (Kobe University Graduate School of Science) and independent photographer Gomi Koichi have observed a Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) routinely feeding on well-known species of poisonous ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2022
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When bears and ground squirrels hibernate in winter, they stop eating, lasting until spring simply on the fat reserves they've stored up in their bodies. Usually, this sort of prolonged fasting and inactivity would significantly ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2022
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New research has shown how current red squirrel conservation strategies in the UK and Ireland, that favor non-native conifer plantations, are likely to negatively impact red squirrels.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2022
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Ground squirrels have few natural defenses against predators, so they rely on an early warning system to identify threats and alert others to run for cover.
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2021
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Humans acknowledge that personality goes a long way, at least for our species. But scientists have been more hesitant to ascribe personality—defined as consistent behavior over time—to other animals.
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2021
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Videos of squirrels leaping from bendy branches across impossibly large gaps, parkouring off walls, scrambling to recover from tricky landings.
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2021
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Twenty natural strongholds would protect red squirrels in Scotland even if grey squirrels were to run rampant across the country, a new study shows.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2021
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Human disturbance in urban environments makes some squirrels fail, but others perform better in novel problem-solving.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2021
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Existing gene drive technologies could be combined to help control the invasive grey squirrel population in the UK with little risk to other populations, according to a modelling study published in Scientific Reports.
Ecology
Mar 4, 2021
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