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.

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 ...

Red squirrels are entertaining and remarkable little mammals. Fleet-of-foot and extraordinary climbers, their specific habits ...

The death of an internet-famous pet squirrel highlights the problems with American foreign policy, according to a prominent Russian official.. Peanut, or P'Nut, was seized from the home of its ...

North America has had a longer history of flying squirrels than any other part of the world. The first known specimens date back to the Late Eocene era (56 to 33.9 million years ago).

Many of these people, however, usually realize soon after that squirrels are not suitable house pets. "Pet squirrels are never a good idea," Tindal said. "They're very destructive. They're aggressive.

North American Tree Squirrels Written with clarity and wit by two top scientists, North American Tree Squirrels illuminates the everyday lives of gray and fox squirrels, the two most dominant ...