Squirrels

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In medieval England, leprosy spread between red squirrels and people, genome evidence shows

Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an…

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Medieval Pet Squirrels Had Leprosy

When Kathleen Walker-Meikle, a historian at the University of Basel, in Switzerland, ponders the Middle Ages, her mind tends to…

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How to Keep Squirrels Out of Your Garden

Squirrels may be adorable, but you’ll find yourself cursing them out when they take a single bite out of every…

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Early trauma cuts life short for squirrels, and climate change could make matters worse

Life in the Yukon can be tough for young red squirrels. Frigid winters, food scarcity, intense competition for territories and…

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The Radio Squirrels of Point Reyes

“Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence.” With that, in January 1997, the French coast guard…

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