HELENA — Groundhog Day is almost here and although we do not have groundhogs in the Treasure State we do have some close relatives like the marmot, ground squirrels and prairie dogs. Kristina ...

BRANSON, Mo. — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) said there is no clear evidence proving the thirteen-lined ground squirrel has inhabited Arkansas for centuries, but a sighting in a ...

A recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California, Davis, published in the Journal of Ethology revealed a surprising finding about California ground squirrels ...

But Olney, Illinois, may be the most intense about ... Squirrels could aid in stroke research. Ground squirrels hibernate in the winter, and the way their brains function while they do may help ...

The pint-sized prognosticator is an Arctic ground squirrel named Grub. According to a Facebook post by The Alaska Zoo, the furry, little critter woke up and saw his own shadow, meaning that Grub and ...

Some squirrels will make homes high up in treetops or under the ground. Squirrels will spend most of the winter sleeping in their nests conserving energy. To survive the cold, they have an ...

This family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (think: groundhog), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. (Today we’ll just stick with critters that have “squirrel ...

Nestled in the heart of Illinois, Lowden State Park is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally wandered onto the set of a Bob Ross painting. It’s a 207-acre slice of paradise ...