History of American urban squirrel Date: December 6, 2013 Source: University of Pennsylvania Summary: A researcher has examined how squirrels found homes in American cities, and how the presence ...

Red squirrels, which became a national emblem after the publication of Beatrix Potter's book about Squirrel Nutkin, are being displaced by North American gray squirrels.

As Squirrel Week begins, meet the Penn historian who has uncovered the very American story of the critter. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

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 ...

A brazen squirrel has been grabbing small American flags placed in a Port Huron, Mich., cemetery and carrying them up to its nest, which now looks as if it’s bedecked in bunting.

A squirrel takes a stolen American flag up to its nest in a Van Meter tree on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Hearst Owned Nancy Pirillo.

Squirrel-eating has been trendy in Great Britain for half a decade now — spurred by a nationalistic fervor to kill as many as possible of the invasive American gray squirrel, which is ...

They only time they spend with females is for sex and they don't fight over females as American squirrels do. "They hang out in large male bands and they like each other," she said.