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Squirrels Are Displaying ‘Widespread Carnivorous Behavior’ for the First Time in a California Park, New Study Finds
The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary ...
New 'Shocking' Evidence Reveals Some of California's Squirrels Are Carnivorous, Study Finds
A new study from the U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit, but ...
California squirrels are eating another rodent for the first time, new study finds
A study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels eating voles. Experts explain why this phenomenon is critical to ...
'Shocking' report casts light on meat-eating habits of California ground squirrels
California ground squirrels that scientists thought ate only grains are eating the voles, according to researchers at ...
Are ground squirrels strictly granivorous?
California ground squirrels exhibit carnivorous behavior by hunting and eating voles, challenging the assumption of their granivorous diet.