This, the Adjidaumo of Longfellow’s celebrated poem Hiawatha, is the voice of the Adirondack’s brooding forests. The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat ...

Apart from these differences, and larger size, the northern flying squirrel resembles the southern. Adults are 250-298 mm (10-11.7 in) in total length, and weigh 75-125 g (2.6-4.4 oz). The range is ...

People can be taken aback by the sight of squirrels missing hair. Sightings of partially furred squirrels is not unusual with warmer temperatures experienced through the winter. Like many wildlife ...

We have a few surprising facts for you. Chipmunks along with groundhogs (also known as woodchucks), marmots, and prairie dogs are all considered ground dwelling squirrels. Take a moment to appreciate ...

There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia.

Feeding birds is a popular pastime, with many gardeners topping up bird feeders all throughout the year. But it’s not just the birds that love the food. Squirrels will also want to raid the bird ...

This story appears in the February 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Squirrels aren’t natural city slickers. In 1856 the sight of one in a tree near New York’s city hall so shocked ...

Although grey squirrels are commonly found in gardens, red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) are very rare and have become restricted to just a few areas of Britain. This decline is partly due to the ...

Please verify your email address. This interview took place before Squirrel With a Gun's release. Squirrel With a Gun is very much a game that lives up to its title, as players take on the role of ...

Today, it’s hard to imagine any city without squirrels. But before the mid-1800s, wild squirrels didn’t live in U.S. cities ...

One of the most notable of these is squirrel. It may seem odd to a lot of people, but surveys have indicated that around 1.8 ...

A ranger at the MalaMala Private Game Reserve in South Africa spotted a leopard in a tree and soon realized a squirrel was in the tree, too. Then the fun began. “Being about 100 times smaller ...