LAist senior editor Suzanne Levy recounts her life with a backyard fig tree and a squirrel with a sweet tooth.

If the above setups don’t work for you—maybe you’re in an apartment and can only feed birds on a fire escape or with a window ...

Squirrels are incredibly efficient at eating your pumpkins, to the point where they almost seem to destroy them overnight. If ...

In the Midwest, squirrels have emerged as a major cause of electrical outages, according to Garrett Klein of the Lincoln Electric System (LES). "They find their ...

In fact, according to garden experts, an excess of acorns can damage lawns due to blocking out grass’ light. Not only that, ...

This helps explain their sheer abundance. Rodents represent about 40% of mammal species that live on Earth. Previously, ...

Together, the evolution of thumbnails and claws might have helped rodents to eat different foods and enter new environments, from climbing trees to digging underground. This adaptability has allowed ...

With the use of this one household item, you'll keep squirrels away from your garden feeders in no time. There is nothing more frustrating for bird-lovers than when they've filled up their feeders ...

It's a huge frustration when bird-lovers have filled up their feeders, only to see grey squirrels snaffling all the seeds and fatballs with ease. Over the years, people have tried many tactics to ...

When the dreaded post-lunch food coma strikes, it can be a complete day-ruiner, throwing off your plans, making it hard to enjoy fun activities, and maybe even messing with your job. If the fatigue ...

You no doubt understand that staples hold papers together. Well, metaphorically speaking, mice are the staples that hold ecosystems together. Of the world’s 2,399 rodent species, 1,642 qualify as mice ...

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 ...