Until now, the California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) had been described as an animal that ate mostly acorns and grass seeds. They’ve been observed eating bark, flowers, leaves ...

Keywords Squeak, squirrel, golden-mantled ground squirrel, foraging, intelligence, problem-solving, food gathering, learning, resourcefulness, animal behavior Email us at [email protected] if ...

They are gathering nuts and acorns. Found one! Squirrels need to hide food in the ground ready for winter when there's not much food around. When winter comes, there's no food on the trees ...

Squirrels have a natural digging instinct that compels them to burrow into the ground to hide their food for later, which can ...