Every spring, a new litter of ground squirrels make its way to the surface of Palisades Park, eventually becoming accustomed to people and their delicious handouts. But the city of Santa Monica is ...

Squirrels will retrieve the nuts as soon as there are no other food sources around. So, if you see the scavengers out in full force this fall, just remember they're on a survival mission.

Squirrels in California have been observed hunting and eating voles for the first time, suggesting that they have a more diverse diet than once thought. Sonja Wild, UC Davis The striking ...

Squirrels are on the hunt in the California Bay Area. Their target: local voles. The local vole population boomed this year. It was five to six times bigger than normal, Smith says the squirrels ...

Squirrels chase the voles, then catch and pummel them until they’re a bloody pulp. Like cats, the squirrels sometimes let the mortally wounded creature limp off. Then they pounce again.

California squirrels have been seen “splooting” amid heat wave of 107 degrees. Its a way for animals to dissipate their body heat to cope with extreme weathers.