DEAR JOAN: I walked out into my backyard a few minutes ago and saw a blue-tailed squirrel run through my yard. I was baffled. I could not believe what I was seeing. It ran down the hill to the open ...

A new brain teaser has left people scratching their heads. The image leaves even the most observant puzzle-solvers racing against the clock to find a hidden squirrel's tail among a flock of chickens.

Readers regularly ask about squirrels with missing or damaged tails in their backyards. They worry about the impact on the survival of creatures they’ve come to know as regulars at their backyard ...

A squirrel twitching its tail does not look dramatic. It is small, quick, and easy to miss. Most people barely notice it or assume the animal is just being jumpy. But that tail movement is doing a lot ...

Biologists found the could quite accurately predict what type of predator was threatening a squirrel by analyzing its sounds and tail movements. Everyone has watched squirrels playfully climbing trees ...

There are many intriguing facts about squirrels—some of which you likely have never even heard before. Squirrels are far more than just those cute creatures who wreak havoc in your garden or cause ...