You might not normally think of squirrels as beautiful. They are usually grey or brown, and they are rodents, after all. But that’s because you likely haven’t seen the Malabar giant squirrel, also ...

There are 300 different species of squirrels in the world. How many do you know? Photo: Getty Images/Amit Shankar Pal Did you know there are nearly 300 species of squirrels (Sciuridae) worldwide? They ...

Christy Grinton's split-second capture of a bedraggled mother earned finalist honors in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.

I often enjoy the more common side of nature, the nature in our own backyards or neighborhood park that we see every day – for example, the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). It’s likely ...

The North American squirrel is an oft-seen but under-recognized staple of North America. They operate on a low-key level but are adaptable enough to survive the waves of human development that have ...