If anyone has either trees in their yards, or if you have a bird feeder, you are familiar with squirrels. These acrobats, pests, robbers and property-damagers are present all over Ohio. They are so ...

Q: With this mild winter weather, I’ve seen squirrels more than I usually do. Do squirrels hibernate? -- Richard, Bettendorf A: No, the squirrels in this area are tree squirrels, and they don’t ...

When arctic ground squirrels hibernate for the winter, they can lower their body temperatures to freezing levels and stay dormant for up to eight months. Researchers at the University of Alaska ...

A Northern flying squirrel found orphaned and in poor health six weeks ago has been successfully reintroduced into its native habitat by Think Wild, a wildlife hospital and conservation center.

Thirteen-lined ground squirrels hibernate for more than half of each year. Studying their extreme behavior has yielded biological insights and could lead to biomedical breakthroughs. Credit: Tyler ...

Grey squirrels, or Eastern grey squirrels, primarily live in the Eastern half of the U.S. and southern Canada. There is also a healthy population in the U.K., where they were imported in the 19th ...