Over the summer of 2024, researchers at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County documented ground squirrels hunting, killing, and eating voles. The study reveals a behavior previously ...

Researchers in one part of California, however, have found squirrels hunting, killing, and eating another mammal. The study, published in the Journal of Ethology, suggests that ground squirrels ...

There is little doubt in my mind that a highly underutilized outdoor pastime is pursuing wintertime bushytails.

Out of 74 observed interactions with voles between June and July, 42 per cent involved active hunting of these small rodents by ground squirrels.

The researchers said their footage showed “the first evidence of California ground squirrels … repeatedly hunting, killing and consuming adult vertebrate prey in nature.” Friday, January ...

According to a study published in the “Journal of Ethology,” California ground squirrels have been hunting, killing and eating voles. Researchers say the northern part of the state is in the ...

A new study showed evidence for the first time of a species of California squirrel's "widespread" hunting of other rodents. The study focused on California ground squirrels at a park in Contra ...

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 ...