Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild. Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of ...

Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous — though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, with few species ...

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 ...

We all know squirrels love nuts, seeds and grains — filling their cheeks with the day's foraging. But a new study by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California, Davis, ...

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 ...

California ground squirrels, long thought to be strict seed-eaters, have been observed hunting and consuming voles. This surprising behaviour, documented by researchers, highlights their adaptability ...

Squirrels are a common sight you might not think twice about. But researchers like UC Davis behavioral ecologist Sonja Wild say there’s a lot they can teach us. For the last few years, she’s helped ...

Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up eating only seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents. A team of scientists spent 12 years in Briones Regional Park near Martinez ...

“We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Scientists have for the first time ever found “shocking” evidence of carnivorous behaviour in squirrels — hunting and eating voles in California. Ground squirrels are often seen stuffing their cheeks ...