“A friend pointed out to me that many people enjoy feeding squirrels and leave nuts out for the animals to eat,” she said. Calling all photographers! The 2025 Six Fifty Peninsula Photo Contest ...

A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles.

Instead of simply stuffing their cheeks with fruits, nuts or seeds, the California ground squirrels there are now known to hunt, kill, decapitate and consume voles, a fellow rodent species ...