Round-tailed Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus tereticaudus)are a common sight during the spring and summer here in SaddleBrooke. These small, ground-dwelling squirrels are quite active during the day in ...

TUCSON – A round-tailed ground squirrel has been released back into the wild after he was severely injured when he was caught in a door, Tucson Wildlife Center announced Friday. According to the ...

Confronted by a hungry rattlesnake, a California ground squirrel chucks pebbles and dirt at its enemy and menacingly waves its tail. Then it really turns on the heat. Using infrared cameras, ...

Ground squirrels are wary and shy animals, but it is possible to observe three different species in our Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma region. One species is more likely to be sighted ...

Ground squirrels heat their tails to defend their young against predatory rattlesnakes, reports a study published in the early online edition of Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Not all squirrels are the same. Some spend most of their time in trees, while others prefer to burrow in the ground. Here's how to deal with each.

The word "squirrel" comes from the Greek "sciurus," meaning "shadow tail," and refers to the bushy appendage possessed by most all squirrel species. They are members of the rodent family, and Texas is ...

Sitting in my campsite at Goblin Valley State Park, I saw an antelope ground squirrel standing erect on its back feet, which I found amusing. I soon found that this was a common posture evoked by ...

According to local hunters, Borneo’s endemic tufted ground squirrel can kill a deer by dropping down on it from above and tearing out its jugular vein. Once the deer bleeds out, the squirrel proceeds ...