There are many intriguing facts about squirrels—some of which you likely have never even heard before. Squirrels are far more ...

Several genes control coat color in eastern gray squirrels, and a particular combination has occurred to produce squirrels with reddish tails, flanks, or even over the whole body. Such changes ...

or 26 cents (over 1000). Most folks who send Mepps squirrel tails double their value by trading them for Mepps lures. All-in-all, that’s not a bad deal. The hunters get a great day afield and ...

Lucia says squirrels use their tails for all kinds of things – insulation to keep them warm in the nest, you know they curl up in them, balance as they’re jumping all over the powerlines ... offspring ...

I’ve heard from folks from all over the Bay Area and the rest of country who also have seen blue-tailed squirrels or have sent me links to stories about other blue-tails throughout the world.

The red squirrel ... all seasons. This common tree squirrel of the Adirondacks is about half the size of a gray squirrel, and is stouter, longer, and lacks the dorsal stripes of the eastern chipmunk.

At Maine Audubon we field many tales recounted to us over ... all showing the same near-miss injury. We occasionally get reports from people who have squirrels (and sometimes birds) get their ...