We might be able to learn a thing or two from squirrel instincts. Researchers at Oberlin College — biologist Keith A. Tarvin and two of his students, Marie V. Lilly and Emma C. Lucore — published a ...

It might sound nuts. But the squirrels are definitely listening. For years, researchers have known that squirrels can eavesdrop on other species’ alarm calls to cue into dangerous situations that they ...

A new study has concluded that following a threat, squirrels in the wild use the ambient chatter of birds to help determine when the danger has passed. Share on Pinterest A new study describes an ...

Squirrels are capricious little creatures. And aside from taunting the neighborhood dogs and using your gutters as water slides, it appears they also eavesdrop on bird chatter to gauge their safety. A ...

You might notice your cat pause at the window, focus on a bird outside, and make a quick clicking or chirping sound. It isn’t a meow or a growl. It’s a behavior known as chattering, and it’s fairly ...

Listen to the spring 'laughing' call of the green woodpecker. Watch as a male sits in a tree and sings. This is a nature documentary about wildlife from the Czech Republic in Central Europe. Bird song ...

When you go for a walk at the local city park, you’re likely to see a high number of gray squirrels crawling in and out of trees. In some high-traffic parks, those very same squirrels will likely be ...

Late September is the time to listen for the magic sounds that announce autumn. If you are used to listening to birds, recent months may have seemed increasingly quiet and uneventful as spring and ...

Ever wonder why cats love to chatter at birds, especially when they spot them from behind a window in your home? There are several reasons for this instinctive cat behavior, with the urge to kill ...