The study suggests that California ground squirrels, previously thought to solely be granivorous species, are actually an ...

Santa Catalina Island’s ground squirrels, Otospermophilus beecheyi nesioticus, are a subspecies with a mottled coat of cinnamon, silver, and white. Their absence on neighboring Channel Islands raises ...

A team of scientists researching in California say they’ve recorded multiple instances of ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, describing it as a “novel behavior never previously ...

Such complex reasoning had been seen only in primates before. Name: Spermophilus beecheyi, or the California ground squirrel. Obvious Defensive Weapon: Tail waving. Ground squirrels wave their ...

A California ground squirrel dines on a vole it hunted in a Bay Area regional park. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or ...