Squirrels Are Displaying 'Widespread Carnivorous Behavior' for the ...
Dec 20, 2024 · 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,...
California squirrels show carnivorous behavior for the first time ...
Dec 18, 2024 · Now, scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, killing and eating voles, according to a new study.
New study finds evidence of carnivorous behavior in California ...
Dec 20, 2024 · A new study this year has recorded for the first time widespread behavior of California ground squirrels eating other small mammals, specifically voles. Voles are small rodents that are relatives of hamsters.
Researchers Find Vole-Munching Squirrels in East Bay Park
Dec 18, 2024 · For the first time, researchers at UC Davis and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire captured squirrels in Contra Costa County hunting and killing voles, small rodents related to hamsters that typically weigh less than two ounces.
California squirrels are eating another rodent for the first time
Now, scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, killing and eating voles, according to a new study.
California squirrels are hunting and eating voles, UC Davis study …
Dec 20, 2024 · A California ground squirrel eats a vole, a smaller rodent whose local population has boomed. While squirrels typically live off seeds, nuts and fruit, a study has found predatory behavior...
Ground squirrels found hunting and killing voles in California, new ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Researchers in one part of California, however, have found squirrels hunting, killing, and eating another mammal. The study, published in the Journal of Ethology, suggests that ground squirrels,...
New Evidence Reveals Some of California's Squirrels Are Carnivorous
Dec 20, 2024 · A new study from U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit — but also hunt and eat voles, which are small mouse-like rodents.
Carnivorous Squirrels Discovered in California - Yahoo
Dec 18, 2024 · Scientists have discovered that in addition to seeds and nuts, some California ground squirrels also eat voles. “This was shocking,” said Jenn Smith, an ecologist at the University of...
Squirrels Recorded Hunting, Killing and Eating Voles for First
Dec 18, 2024 · A team of scientists researching in California say they’ve recorded multiple instances of ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, describing it as a “novel behavior never previously observed...