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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A photographer in Vienna, Austria captured the moment a small ground squirrel stopped to smell the flowers — in order, evidently, to find out which one would taste the best. Dick van Duijn, 34 ...

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 ...