Most are able to rise up on their hind legs and stand fully erect comfortably for long periods. This way they watch for predators. They tend to live together more than other squirrels, and many live ...

Sometimes, it can be helpful to distinguish a single species, like prairie dogs, from the overall family to which they belong. In this case, prairie dogs are one of many types of ground squirrels. In ...

Researcher Caitlin Wells has spent the last 15 years studying the behavior of golden-mantled ground squirrels at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic. Photo: Alexis Kikoen, Rocky ...

The study, which was conducted in the 13-lined ground squirrel and rats, may represent a possible surgery-free strategy for managing cataracts, a common cause of vision loss. The study published ...

Oct. 6—The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Purdue Fort Wayne (PFW) have teamed up to return Franklin's ground squirrels to their native Indiana ...

(Justin Moore/Purdue University Fort Wayne) The Indiana Department of Natural Resources released 25 endangered ground squirrels at Kankakee Sands nature preserve in Newton County. Partners in the ...

Some of the Franklin's ground squirrels were equipped with GPS collars to monitor their movements, habitat selection, and survival. The relocation is part of a larger effort to reestablish ...