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You know that moment when you’re minding your own business… and a squirrel launches itself across two branches like it’s auditioning for Mission: Impossible? Yeah. Same. Squirrels are basically fluffy ...

Invasive fox squirrels have spread into Utah, carrying a disease that threatens to eliminate the state's native red squirrels. The loss of these creatures could damage forest health and disrupt ...

Urbanization is rapidly growing worldwide, often bringing negative effects on wildlife through loss of habitat and disturbances such as light pollution and noise. Yet some species manage to adapt to ...

They are fluffy, have cute little hands and resemble friendly bandits, but are racoons legal to own in California? This question comes up every time a toddler birthday comes around, or a video goes ...

It’s easy to have a love-hate opinion of squirrels. These furry scamps are the clowns of our natural world and aside from entertaining antics, have a lot to offer in our modern urban and suburban ...

WOOSTER, Ohio (WJW) – We love to share pictures from FOX 8 viewers of the unique and unusual animals spotted around Northeast Ohio. White, or albino, are some of the most common, yet rare, animals we ...

TEXAS, USA — Hot on the heels of Alaska's Fat Bear Week, Texas communities are going a little nuts for their own twist on the competition. The inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, run by Texas Parks and ...

A black-morph eastern gray squirrel photographed in central Wisconsin. Photo by Stan Tekiela Even the most ordinary critters in nature have behaviors and characteristics that I find fascinating — and ...

Move over, Fat Bear Week — we've got a new fat animal in town. Every year as fall begins, outdoor enthusiasts observe the holiest of traditions: crowning the fattest bear at Brooks River in Alaska's ...