A squirrel's twitching tail isn't just a nervous habit; it's a sophisticated communication tool. This silent signal warns other squirrels of potential danger and establishes boundaries. When a ...

Here we are in the dead of winter with nighttime temperatures falling into single digits, and despite this I am seeing signs that the breeding season for wildlife has begun. On Jan. 15, Mary Alice and ...

Most North Carolinians see gray squirrels every day as they race along fences, leap between oak branches, or raid backyard bird feeders. This familiar acrobat is more than just a neighborhood nuisance ...

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

People often look to indigenous traditions for spiritual guidance, and these 25 Native American animals and their meanings ...

With Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 update bringing two new critters to the Squirrel category, I thought it’d be a great ...

Ever wonder how wild dogs and cats became pets? Looking back over the millennia, scientists believe they chose to hang out ...

Few animals look as calm and harmless as a hippo lounging in the water, but appearances can be deceiving. Dangerously so, in ...

Susan Marsh has reported the final Christmas Bird Count results, a total of species 54 counted, 2,802 total individual birds ...

Kylie Jenner’s furry family continues to grow as she welcomed two adorable new kittens into her household. The makeup mogul took to Instagram Stories on December 29 to debut her new pets. The first ...

The pair behind Birdsongs tackles another science topic—geometry in the animal world. Whether addressing hexagonal beehive cells or a snail's spiral shell, brisk rhymes draw attention to nature's math ...