Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a mouth full of hazelnuts, a ground squirrel pauses while raiding a nut harvesting machine on a farm in rural western Oregon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EAU CLAIRE — Through a continuing research of California ground squirrels and a discovery of their unique predatory behavior, ...

A California ground squirrel in Contra Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. A study from UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the first to document widespread ...

A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The ...

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Beneath the surface of Eagle County are colonies of burrowing, and vocal, ground squirrels. Known as the Wyoming ground squirrels, the species are one of six kinds of ground squirrels in Colorado, ...

EXCITING NEWS OUT OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. RESEARCHERS HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW SQUIRREL SPECIES, AND ONE OF THOSE RESEARCHERS IS BASED HERE IN THE TRIAD. OUR KELLI KENDALL SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT HOW HIS ...

MINOT, N.D. – The Richardson's ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern Plains. The little creature also is a ferocious tunneler, and it’s ...

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The California ground squirrel seems innocent. A familiar sight to hikers, the plump rodent can often be seen contentedly chewing on grasses, seeds and berries. Diver strikes up unlikely friendship ...