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Feb. 3, 2022 — Often featured in fairytales, the red toadstool mushroom fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is toxic to humans and many animals. However, experts have observed that Japanese squirrels can safely eat ...
Apr. 6, 2023 — A new study of squirrels in California's Sierra Nevada mountains finds that climate is just one factor impacting where species make their homes in a changing ...
Mar. 30, 2021 — Human disturbance in urban environments makes some squirrels fail, but others perform better in novel ...
Sep. 16, 2021 — You can learn a lot about animals by simply watching them. But some secrets can only be revealed in the dark ... with an ultraviolet ...
Sep. 10, 2021 — Humans acknowledge that personality goes a long way, at least for our species. But scientists have been more hesitant to ascribe personality to other animals. A study has now documented personality ...
Dec. 17, 2020 — Researchers found that red squirrels in the Yukon have a greater chance of survival when living near neighbors. These fitness benefits depended on familiarity, or how long the same squirrels lived ...
Jan. 27, 2022 — The unique way that ground squirrels burn almost no energy when they hibernate -- with no loss of muscle mass -- has implications for space travel, biologists ...
Oct. 29, 2021 — Unlike meerkats that take individual turns watching for predators while the rest forage, Barbary ground squirrels found off the coast of Africa stand sentry together -- a behavior called synchronous ...
Jan. 19, 2023 — Imagine overhearing the Powerball lottery winning numbers, but you didn't know when those numbers would be called -- just that at some point in the next 10 years or so, they would be. Despite ...
Dec. 1, 2022 — What happens to a coral's microbiome while it hibernates? A new study found microbial communities shift while a coral sleeps, which may inform coral health and recovery ...
