A recent study has documented California ground squirrels exhibiting carnivorous behavior , providing the first evidence of these squirre...
A recent study has documented California ground squirrels exhibiting carnivorous behavior, providing the first evidence of these squirrels hunting, killing, and eating voles.
This discovery shifts the perception of ground squirrels from granivorous species (seed eaters) to opportunistic omnivores with dietary flexibility.
Voles are small rodents that are relatives of lemmings and hamsters, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes
California ground squirrel
Voles
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