New research at Hebrew University proposes a novel, non-memory-based mechanism for how animals cache and retrieve food. Instead of relying on memory, the researchers suggest that animals use a neural ...

A close-up of a gray squirrel on the forest floor holding a large acorn in its paws with soft sunlight in the background.© A-Z Animals There’s more to the average squirrel than meets the eye, and ...

As autumn arrives and the leaves begin to fall, squirrels suddenly seem busier than ever, darting across gardens, climbing trees, and burying nuts in the ground. But this energetic behaviour isn’t ...

There’s more to the average squirrel than meets the eye, and their foraging habits prove it. If you’ve ever watched a squirrel for long enough, you’ve likely witnessed them bury their treasured food ...

Squirrels have achieved tactical deception levels previously thought to be primarily a primate trait, but later found in other animals such as corvids and squirrels. Squirrels perform deceptive ...

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