“So the squirrel carries [a nut] a species-specific distance and ... If you spent your whole life hiding bits of food that you relied on in your house, you would know where you’d put it ...

Squirrels hide nuts to prepare for cold weather and points when food is scarce. Grey squirrels stash them in multiple locations, often digging up and reburying so they remember the location ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A squirrel tries to hide its nuts in the fur of a dog. Squirrels are notoriously obsessive about hiding the nuts they collect but this confused squirrel thought the fur ...

When given a mixture of walnuts, pecans, almonds, and hazelnuts, the squirrels took the time to hide each type of nut in a specific place. This method of “spatial chunking” may help them ...

The squirrel piled the nuts everywhere: against the engine ... said they've found animals in cars before -- like a groundhog hiding away or a case where something chewed through a customer's ...