{"id":139157,"date":"2024-12-21T01:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139157"},"modified":"2024-12-21T01:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:05:01","slug":"new-study-finds-evidence-of-carnivorous-behavior-in-california-squirrels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139157","title":{"rendered":"New study finds evidence of carnivorous behavior in California squirrels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California, Davis is the first to show widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels (Video Credit: Sonja Wild\/UC Davis).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A new study this year has recorded for the first time widespread behavior of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/california\">California<\/a> ground squirrels eating other small mammals, specifically voles.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Voles are small rodents that are relatives of hamsters. They are sometimes referred to as field mice.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The research team from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California Davis found that California ground squirrels actively hunt, kill and eat these voles.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This kind of squirrel was previously thought to eat mostly nuts and grains, but the study suggests that this type of squirrel is more of a so-called &#8220;opportunistic omnivore&#8221; and hunting may be a bigger part of its normal behavior.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/see-it-squirrel-freed-from-predicament-unlike-no-other\"><strong>SEE IT: PANICKED SQUIRREL FREED FROM PREDICAMENT UNLIKE ANY OTHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the journal, previous studies documented more occasional meat-eating from squirrels, but that was limited to insects, eggs and scavenging scraps from trapped fish and meat.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">There were very few reports of the direct killing of other adult animals, according to the study.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Researchers were astounded when they first saw the video evidence.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I could barely believe my eyes,&#8221; Sonja Wild, a postdoctoral research fellow in the UC Davis Environmental Science and Policy department told the university. \u00a0&#8220;From then, we saw that behavior almost every day. Once we started looking, we saw it everywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The team recorded 74 events of adult ground squirrels hunting and eating voles over an eight-week span in the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/squirrel-with-vole-9917-c-sonja-wild-uc-davis-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/squirrel-with-vole-9917-c-sonja-wild-uc-davis-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/squirrel-with-vole-9917-c-sonja-wild-uc-davis-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/squirrel-with-vole-9917-c-sonja-wild-uc-davis-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/squirrel-with-vole-9917-c-sonja-wild-uc-davis-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/squirrel-with-vole-9917-c-sonja-wild-uc-davis-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/squirrel-with-vole-9917-c-sonja-wild-uc-davis-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">California ground squirrel feeds on vole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Sonja Wild\/UC Davis)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/how-to-stop-squirrels-animals-from-eating-pumpkins\"><strong>HOW TO STOP SQUIRRELS AND OTHER ANIMALS FROM EATING YOUR PUMPKINS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Results from the study, published in the Journal of Ethology, showed that the squirrels&#8217; hunting activity peaked when the vole population was the highest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The research team indicated that this could mean that the squirrels&#8217; hunting behavior was a response to a temporary increase in prey.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Squirrels were also recorded fighting over voles that had been hunted.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Researchers are still trying to figure out if &#8220;California ground squirrels are genetically predisposed to engage in hunting behavior when the opportunity presents itself&#8221; or if the hunting is learned behavior.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The study is part of a larger investigation into the behavioral ecology of California ground squirrels spanning a 1000 square meter area in Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County, California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/carnivorous-california-ground-squirrels-hunting-eating-voles\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California, Davis is the first to show widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels (Video Credit: Sonja Wild\/UC Davis). &hellip; 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