The city of San Diego will perform ‘eradication’ when considered necessary to reduce the risk of diseases and damage to ...

When ground squirrels hibernate, their core body temperature drops dramatically—in the case of the arctic ground squirrel, to as low as 26.7°F, possibly the lowest body temperature of any ...

For three years now, Sacha Wells, an interpretive ranger for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, has made “Ground ...

Figure 2: Ultrasonic ‘whisper’ calls by Richardson's ground squirrels and the response to them. We recorded whisper calls from 15 free-living squirrels (for methods, see supplementary ...

Arctic ground squirrels are not the only world-class hibernators in Alaska. Wood frogs hibernate up to seven months of the year, Barnes and his colleagues have found.

Ground squirrels ability to burn almost no energy during hibernation holds the key to the future of long-duration human space travel, scientists claim.

While hibernating, ground squirrels enter a state called torpor. Their metabolism drops to as low as just 1% of summer levels and their body temperature can plummet to close to freezing .

A golden-mantled ground squirrel looks at its reflection in a mirror simulation experiment by UC Davis. (Jaclyn Aliperti/UC Davis) The social squirrel’s advantage. Overall, the study found that bolder ...

But Santa Monica is not the only community dealing with these creatures. In 2019, a lack of predators allowed the ground squirrel population to grow at Tres Hermanos Ranch in Chino Hills. In San ...

We have made measurements on two common species of ground squirrels that confirm these suggestions. Nature - Dichromacy in the Ground Squirrel Skip to main content ...

After winter hibernation, the European ground squirrels from Muránska Planina are awake again, luring visitors to the popular Biele Vody locality. The little performers have become a popular ...