(KTLA/KTXL) — You likely would not be surprised to see a ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains. Researchers in one part of California, however, have found squirrels ...

Squirrels in California aren't as vegan as people may assume. A new study from U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit — but also hunt and ...

The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of Ethology, is part of the Long-Term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County.

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread carnivorous behavior documented among the species. The squirrels, rodents ...

A California ground squirrel in Conta Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. A study from UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the first to document widespread ...

The study suggests that California ground squirrels, previously thought to solely be granivorous species, are actually an "opportunistic omnivore" with a more flexible diet than previously assumed, ...