Cute squirrels gave medieval Britons leprosy. Or was it the other way around?
Genetic analysis clearly shows leprosy went from one species to the other. But the route is unclear.
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It’s a squirrel-eat-squirrel world: researchers look into how wild animals gain and maintain social privilege
Learning about well-to-do squirrels can help make our own societies more equal.
Tackling the grey squirrel invasion? How about using contraception
It’s a non-lethal method that would control the invasive gray squirrel numbers and help the native red squirrels recover.
Early humans adapted to hunt monkeys and squirrels
The humans had to become very efficient in order to survive.
Extinct giant flying squirrel sheds light on the evolution of the gliding rodents
The airborne mammals split from their tree clinging cousins much earlier than thought.
Native red squirrels successfully reintroduced in Scottish Highlands
The project wouldn't have been possible without the support of local communities.
Ground squirrels use the sun to hide food
Squirrels have two main activities: hiding nuts and finding nuts. But how do they find their way to the delicious ...
A rare success story: squirrel moves off the endangered list
Unfortunately, stories of animals becoming endangered are way more common than the reverse, but perhaps this makes it even more ...
Squirrels masturbate to avoid STDs
The Cape ground squirrel takes sex very seriously. For the males, the scrotum is about 20% of their body length, ...
Rare red squirrels halt industrial project
This could be the plot for a Dr. Doolittle movie, without the talking to animals. Things were as follows: The ...
