You may think your cat or dog shares a lot of your personality, but there may be another fluffy animal near your home that acts more like you — the squirrel, according to new research. A team of ...

Scientists have found that squirrels show four different personality traits that influence how they use the space and resources in their environment. While psychologists and behaviour scientists have ...

“We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Squirrels belong to a diverse family of mammals that includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, ...

Most North Carolinians see gray squirrels every day as they race along fences, leap between oak branches, or raid backyard ...

Sept. 10 (UPI) --As Jules reminds Vince toward the end of Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, while explaining his view of the difference between dogs and pigs, "personality goes a long way" - ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous - though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, ...

A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The ...

A student tosses an acorn at a nearby squirrel and waits patiently. The squirrel looks at the student inquisitively, snatches the acorn and dashes up a nearby oak tree. While a normal part of campus ...