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California ground squirrels are also mostly "granivorous," although they have been known to eat bird eggs or the nestlings of ...

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On November 24, 2024, in Zhejiang, China, @Dàwénzǐjiàngjiàng shared a video of her cat, "Fan Tong," interacting with a squirrel. In the video, Fan Tong notices a squirrel outside the window ...

However, Devitz added that living in a city causes a squirrel to have an increase in microplastic intake and greater exposure to the novel predator that is the automobile. “There’s a much greater risk ...

California squirrels can get a little carnivorous from time to time, according to a recently published study. Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California ...

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California ground squirrels, typically known for their herbivorous diet, were observed hunting and eating voles for the first time in July 2024. Researchers documented this surprising predatory ...

A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They're hunting like carnivores, taking down and consuming other, smaller rodents. As part of an ongoing 12-year study of ...