Welcome to "Ask Axios," where we try to answer your questions about this great, sometimes weird place we live. Today, the ...

First of all, squirrels and chipmunks both belong to the family Sciuridae, which includes small and medium rodents. We call this the squirrel family, and it consists of ground squirrels (and yes ...

We have a few surprising facts for you. Chipmunks along with groundhogs (also known as woodchucks), marmots, and prairie dogs are all considered ground dwelling squirrels. Take a moment to appreciate ...

Chipmunks residing at low elevation and near bird feeding stations in yards may come above the ground throughout the winter to consume sunflower seeds ... Owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes, martens, fishers ...

As researchers at the University of California Davis have observed, some ground squirrels and rock squirrels do indeed eat, or at least chew, snakeskin. As for why, it has a lot to do with the ...

By Lauren Leffer Certain species of ground squirrels hibernate underground without any food or water for up to eight months of the year. It’s a super-extreme survival strategy, enabled by a ...

The team tested behavior by observing rodent preference for a warm or cold plate. Non-hibernating rats and mice repeatedly showed a strong preference for the warm plate, while hibernating ground ...

How ground squirrels spend half of the year curled up without eating a thing and yet manage to maintain their protein balance, barely losing any muscle mass, has been a long-standing mystery. This is ...

Whether you want tree squirrels or prefer they skedaddle, these bushy-tailed rodents are everywhere. We see them in forests and desert-like areas, but also in our yards, neighborhood parks and ...