One of a squirrel's most important tools is its impressive nut-cracking, seed-grinding teeth. Two pairs of sharp incisors ...

I recently received an email from a friend saying that she had flying squirrels on her property. She went on to write that she and a friend had made a nesting box and were planning to make a few more.

Humans have long been envious of the flying squirrel’s gliding abilities. Base jumpers and skydivers have developed a special ...

The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is a nocturnal and arboreal rodent that inhabits the boreal taiga forests from eastern Russia to Finland and Estonia. Despite its wide distribution, ...

A giant flying squirrel—about the size of today's house cats—once soared through the skies over what is now Southern ...

Think Wild has taken in a northern flying squirrel to care for her before releasing her back into the wild. A Northern flying squirrel found orphaned and in poor health six weeks ago has been ...

Watch a squirrel in Florida eating a whole lizard and then learn more about just how varied a squirrel's diet actually is!

The Siberian flying squirrel is considered an umbrella and indicator species. This means that protecting it could also benefit a host of other forest-dependent wildlife. The Siberian flying squirrel ...