In a new study out of Oberlin College, researchers found that "eastern gray squirrels eavesdrop on non-alarm auditory cues as indicators of safety" We might be able to learn a thing or two from ...

Source: Charles J. Sharp, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) listen in to birds’ conversations for cues about nearby ...

When you go for a walk at the local city park, you’re likely to see a high number of gray squirrels crawling in and out of trees. In some high-traffic parks, those very same squirrels will likely be ...

It turns out that pulling a wagon laden with cat litter buckets and speakers around a small college town in the dead of winter can invite questions from strangers. When Oberlin College undergraduate ...

A new study has concluded that following a threat, squirrels in the wild use the ambient chatter of birds to help determine when the danger has passed. Share on Pinterest A new study describes an ...

Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and some species of songbirds are both preyed on by red-tailed hawks. A study released September 4 in PLOS ONE suggests that squirrels modify their ...

Squirrels are capricious little creatures. And aside from taunting the neighborhood dogs and using your gutters as water slides, it appears they also eavesdrop on bird chatter to gauge their safety. A ...

Squirrels eavesdrop on the casual chitchat of birds to figure out when it's safe enough to be out in the open and foraging for food. Researchers have found that a squirrel becomes incredibly vigilant ...

Which squirrel call is best? You have probably heard a squawk when you pass by a tree and assumed it was a bird. Chances are, that sound was made by a squirrel. Squirrels are very vocal. Using a ...