Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the question of how squirrels find buried acorns might stump a human, the little tree dwellers have a knack at finding their ...

You’ve likely seen a squirrel dashing around with an oak tree acorn in its mouth. It may be about to eat lunch, or it may be stowing acorns in its pantry for later meals. But where, exactly, are ...

When we moved into our house on Lake Mitchell in 1977, the most prominent feature in our yard were three mature red oak trees ...

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If you think the squirrel needs the oak tree more than the oak tree needs the squirrel, Michael Steele has some news for you: They both need each other. Steele is a professor of biology at Wilkes ...

DEAR WILDLIFE LOVER: I share your fascination with squirrels, which are abundant in New England. Gray squirrels are the most common, followed by red squirrels (which, curiously, are absent from Martha ...

A student tosses an acorn at a nearby squirrel and waits patiently. The squirrel looks at the student inquisitively, snatches the acorn and dashes up a nearby oak tree. While a normal part of campus ...

If you’re like many New Jerseyans, you probably haven’t given much thought to squirrels, except maybe wondering how to keep them out of your birdfeeders. They’re so common in every New Jersey ...

Perhaps you’ve noticed a gray squirrel or two on the road these past several weeks. Or maybe three. Or 3,000. You’ll have to forgive these ubiquitous rodents for flaunting all rules of the road: ...