Biologists found the could quite accurately predict what type of predator was threatening a squirrel by analyzing its sounds and tail movements. Everyone has watched squirrels playfully climbing trees ...

DEAR JOAN: We live in the hills and often hear tree squirrels in our oaks, screeching and clucking. I’ve assumed they are warning others of predators, but perhaps you have alternate information. Mike ...

It might sound nuts. But the squirrels are definitely listening. For years, researchers have known that squirrels can eavesdrop on other species’ alarm calls to cue into dangerous situations that they ...

Human disturbance has a significant impact on the behavior and habitat use of urban wildlife; however, in some situations, urban gray squirrels may actually feel safer from predators where our ...

FIELDING LAKE — I spotted my first Parki squirrel of the season Monday. I was at the northern end of Isabel Pass near the Black Rapids Glacier when I heard the tell­tale warning trill. I stopped and ...

Squirrels are capricious little creatures. And aside from taunting the neighborhood dogs and using your gutters as water slides, it appears they also eavesdrop on bird chatter to gauge their safety. A ...