Scientists thought this species stuck to eating grains, but this summer's open season on voles suggests otherwise.

A study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels eating voles. Experts explain why this phenomenon is critical to ...

Researchers in one part of California, however, have found squirrels hunting, killing, and eating another mammal. The study, ...

A recent report about meat-eating ground squirrels has freaked out Californians, but it’s really nothing new. In Wyoming, the ...

Researchers said in a new study that they were stunned to witness California ground squirrels, who mostly eat nuts and seeds, ...

Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, ...

A UC Davis study found a population of Bay Area ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, suggesting the species may be more ...

A new study from researchers in California and Wisconsin shows that ground squirrels, thought to mainly eat nuts and seeds, ...

Smith and her colleagues observed the squirrels’ meat-eating behavior during a study period from June 10 to July 30. During that time, the scientists used live traps to capture, mark and release ...

Researchers documented scores of instances of ground squirrels of all ages hunting, eating and competing over vole prey within a span of under two months. They found the carnivorous summer ...

According to the journal, previous studies documented more occasional meat-eating from squirrels, but that was limited to insects, eggs and scavenging scraps from trapped fish and meat.

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread carnivorous behavior documented among the species. At such a critical moment in ...