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BOLIVAR, OHIO Cole Edwards slowly walked down a grassy lane with a shotgun cradled over his arm, scanning the tree tops for gray squirrels. Two sets of eyes surreptitiously kept a keen eye on the ...

Hawks are natural predators of round-tailed ground squirrels, but the Desert Hawks of Heard Elementary School have a friendlier relationship with the rodents. The school is inside Nellis Air Force ...

*Squirrels can see in color, though probably with a bit of an amber tint, like sunglasses. *There are more than two dozen species of tree squirrels in the world, eight of which live in the U.S., and ...

From gray squirrels to flying squirrels there are more than 300 species of squirrels worldwide. For Squirrel Appreciation Day here's a look at some of the amazing things squirrels do and are. A ...

1 - There are more than 250 species of squirrels worldwide which are native to every continent except Antarctica and Australia. 2 - Research in 2007 showed that the personalities of mother squirrels ...

They’re quick, curious, and always on the move. But squirrels aren’t just those little creatures darting across trees or wires– they’re way more interesting than they get credit for. If you take a ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Squirrels get a lot of attention ...