BANDSTED, England - A plump squirrel recently found itself in an unlikely situation — stuck inside a bird feeder. According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the squirrel ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Have you ever lost your keys or phone in your own home? When it comes to finding things, squirrels may have a leg up on us. Diane in Red Wing emailed us wondering: How do squirrels ...

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I was recently asked by a local TV news station to answer a question about how squirrels find their buried nuts. This is a great example of super cool things that go on in nature that most people ...

Every year, squirrels bury thousands of nuts, yet they only recover about a quarter of them. This is not due to forgetfulness, but rather a reliance on spatial memory and scent detection. Recent ...

As winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, people retreat indoors, and the pace of life seems to slow—but not for squirrels. Across forests, parks and your backyard, these animals go into ...