A UC Davis study found a population of Bay Area ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, suggesting the species may be more flexible in its diet than previously thought.

Recent observations in California have surprisingly shown a shift ... killing, and consuming voles, which has astonished scientists and changed the understanding of these rodents' ecological ...

Researchers said in a new study that they were stunned to witness California ground squirrels, who mostly eat nuts and seeds, hunting and eating voles.

The squirrels, rodents themselves, are eating California voles. California vole subspecies are listed as species of special concern and one is endangered. “This was shocking,” Jennifer Smith ...

Some East Bay ground squirrels have given up eating only seeds and plants and now are choosing to hunt and eat other rodents.

California ground squirrels, typically known for their herbivorous diet, were observed hunting and eating voles for the first time in July 2024. Researchers documented this surprising predatory ...

(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 ...

Then they pounce again. Even as the vole squirms, clinging to life, they take a bite. It’s been known that California ground squirrels won’t pass up an easy meal of meat. Prior research found ...

In the study, scientists from the University of California Davis assessed 74 interactions of squirrels with voles from June and July 2024. They found that more than 42 per cent of the interactions ...

Between June and July, researchers recorded 74 interactions involving California ground squirrels and voles, with 42 percent of them involving active hunting of their fellow rodents. Co-author ...

Of 74 interactions the squirrels had with voles between June and July ... Wild had thoughts on the new behavior: “The fact that California ground squirrels are behaviorally flexible and can ...