Some siblings are close, but then there are the five baby gray squirrels who bonded so well they were inseparable. Literally. When a pet carrier filled with squirrels was brought last Thursday to the ...

Ground squirrels heat their tails to defend their young against predatory rattlesnakes, reports a study published in the early online edition of Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Everyone knows the tiger, the panda, the blue whale, but what about the other five to thirty million species estimated to inhabit our Earth? Many ...

Q. Three squirrels in our yard have mere stumps of tails, each a different length. What might have happened? Will it affect their health and longevity? A. The tail of the common gray squirrel, Sciurus ...

Q. I have fed squirrels in my backyard for years and enjoyed their antics when they chase one another and jump from tree to tree. I try to figure out whether they are playing, mating or fighting.