previous studies documented more occasional meat-eating from squirrels, but that was limited to insects, eggs and scavenging scraps from trapped fish and meat. There were very few reports of the ...

Squirrels typically eat acorns, seeds, nuts and fruit, but are known to occasionally eat fresh carrion or roadkill, insects, eggs or other discarded food. Some squirrels at California's colleges ...

Symptoms include ulcers, scabs and weeping lesions on the face, paws and genitalia, all of which can prevent red squirrels from eating, drinking or moving. The virus is usually fatal within two ...