California squirrels show signs of hunting

Ground squirrels found hunting and killing voles in California, new research says
The squirrels were long considered a granivorous species, but this new research suggests they may be more flexible when it comes to their diet.
Squirrels seen hunting and killing small animals for first time
It's easy to assume that the only thing a cute little squirrel poses a threat to is a nut, but it turns out they could have more of a murderous streak than we realized. After watching squirrels in California for 12 years,
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 future behavioral discoveries in animals.
California squirrels are now apparently hunting and eating other rodents
A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They're hunting like carnivores, taking down and then consuming other, smaller rodents. As part of an ongoing 12-year study of California ground squirrels at
Meat-eating squirrels? New study finds evidence of carnivorous behavior in California squirrels
A new study this year has recorded for the first time widespread behavior of California ground squirrels eating other small mammals, specifically voles.
Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California
California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a study by UC Davis and UW-Eau Claire, sharing the first evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
New 'Shocking' Evidence Reveals Some of California's Squirrels Are Carnivorous, Study Finds
We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist
California squirrels show signs of hunting for first time in new study
A new study showed evidence for the first time of a species of California squirrel's "widespread" hunting of other rodents. The study focused on California ground squirrels at a park in Contra Costa County.
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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 ...
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Killer squirrels have developed taste for flesh — and voles are running for their lives
Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, ...
'Shocking' report casts light on meat-eating habits of predatory California ground squirrels
California ground squirrels that scientists thought ate only grains are eating the voles, according to researchers at ...
These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers
California ground squirrels are also mostly "granivorous," although they have been known to eat bird eggs or the nestlings of ...
Are ground squirrels strictly granivorous?
California ground squirrels exhibit carnivorous behavior by hunting and eating voles, challenging the assumption of their granivorous diet.