In a battle between a California ground squirrel and a rattlesnake, many would put the odds on the rattlesnake to come out ...

Ground squirrels have a surprising survival trick. They use the smell of rattlesnakes to hide their own scent from predators.

Gray squirrels bury thousands of acorns every autumn, accidentally making them one of America's most powerful reforesters.

YouTube viewers are well-acquainted with the squirrel genre: Thousands of videos that show squirrels going to great lengths to extract seeds from bird feeders, or humans trying to thwart their efforts ...

With the exception of Antarctica, wherever there are people there are squirrels. Whether you live in the city or in the country, in a forest or a desert, you probably have squirrels for neighbors.

White squirrels are striking to see, and their rarity often leads people to assume they belong to a completely different species. In reality, they are simply unusual color forms of familiar squirrels, ...

Not every nest in trees is a bird nest! Here's what a squirrel nest looks like and how to deter squirrels from nesting in your yard.

Squirrels are generally considered one of nature’s cuter animals. They scamper after each other in the treetops and have cute bushy tails. But they are also often responsible for some of our most ...