“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 ...

Unlike my dog, who never met a squirrel he didn’t hate, I have come to appreciate this stolid neighbor. Our local small, nut-hiding mammal is the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis ...

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 ...

Flying squirrels in China have developed a clever way to hide their nuts — chewing grooves in them so they can be stored between tree branches. The unusual behavior, seen in two species in the ...

Autumn is a busy time for squirrels. They are gathering nuts and acorns. Found one! Squirrels need to hide food in the ground ready for winter when there's not much food around. When winter comes ...

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 ...