Readers regularly ask about squirrels with missing or damaged tails in their backyards. They worry about the impact on the survival of creatures they’ve come to know as regulars at their backyard ...

The tufted ground squirrel, Rheithrosciurus macrotis, is an elusive species living in the dense rainforests of Borneo. Few scientists have set eyes on this rare squirrel, currently listed as ...

To protect their young against rattlesnakes, California ground squirrels have evolved a special defense—they heat their tails. Squirrels in the wild wave their bushy tails at snakes in order to look ...

To protect their young against rattlesnakes, California ground squirrels have evolved a special defense — they heat their tails. Squirrels in the wild wave their bushy tails at snakes in order to look ...

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.

There are many intriguing facts about squirrels—some of which you likely have never even heard before. Squirrels are far more than just those cute creatures who wreak havoc in your garden or cause ...

Squirrels are not as helpless as they may seem when confronted by rattlesnakes eager to make dinner of their pups. A new study reveals one of their most powerful tactics: the rodents heat their bushy ...

When ground squirrels wave their tails back and forth, it's apparently meant to send a message to rattlesnakes not to mess around with them — and a newly published study suggests that the snakes are ...