Bay Area squirrels are killing and decapitating en masse, study finds
It was their post-kill behavior that proved especially unsettling, defying what may be expected of a species just beginning ...
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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 ...
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California squirrels are now apparently hunting and eating other rodents
A video released by researchers shows a ground squirrel grabbing a vole by the neck and shaking it — clear predatory behavior meant to quickly kill prey, said Dan Blumstein, a professor of ...
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Scientists stunned after observing ‘carnivorous’ squirrels eating voles
Have the squirrels gone nuts? Killer squirrels might seem like sci-fi, but squirrels in California have been observed hunting and eating voles for the first time, leading scientists to believe ...