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Female red squirrels are so promiscuous that they sometimes mate with up to 14 males in a single day, new research finds. The reason, according to a study in the latest Royal Society Journal Biology ...

I believe each of us has a gift of Self to unwrap and embrace along life's journey, especially when we've lived through a life threatening event or a series of chronic traumas. I know first hand how ...

I have a confession: I don’t understand the hate people have for squirrels. I don’t understand the eagerness for building “squirrel-proof” bird feeders and such. Yes, squirrels can be greedy little ...

The Richmond Flying Squirrels will roll out a Nutasha-inspired uniform on Mother's Day weekend. Why it matters: They'll be the first Minor League Baseball team to wear an on-field uniform featuring a ...

“Survival of the fittest” is a term most of us know and often use, albeit usually incorrectly. Many think that it refers to the strongest, healthiest organism, but this is slightly incorrect. In ...

As Alaskan permafrost warms, hibernating arctic ground squirrels generate less heat, causing females to emerge from hibernation up to 10 days before their male counterparts – a mismatch that could ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, said Monday it recently admitted an orphaned northern flying squirrel for rehabilitation. The young female ...

You’ve probably seen plenty of squirrels throughout your life: in your back yard, on campus, in the park and on the way to work. New evidence suggests that the behaviors of those furry creatures could ...

There’s pretty much nothing cuter than a baby animal. Fawns, fledgling birds, kittens, puppies — we adore and want to protect them all. We even want to step in and rescue the ones that can ...

From my kitchen window in Decatur earlier this week, I saw a gray squirrel with a wad of dead leaves and twigs in its mouth scamper up a white oak in the backyard. I assumed the mouthful of material ...

I am an alumna of Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. I am a licensed social worker and is currently working toward receiving full clinical licensure in the ...