To contact Mike Adams, email [email protected]. There are several squirrel species found throughout our state, except for the Florida Keys. Of the entire Florida squirrel family, the illusive ...

A study of gliding animals has challenged the idea that evolutionary innovations - adaptations that bring new abilities and advantages - spur the origin of other new body types and other ...

Frankly, it never would have occurred to me to test flying squirrels in a wind tunnel. I could just see it: little furry things buffeted by the artificial gale, their tiny eyes squeezed shut as they ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s a bird, it’s ...

Friends from both northern and southern Minnesota enjoy observing flying squirrels at their feeding stations. During summers about an hour after sunset, several arrive at their feeders to dine on ...

In this day and age, it is rare to discover a new species of animal. It is not surprising to discover new insects, since there are nearly a million species of bugs in the world. On the other hand, ...

An American Museum of Natural History paleontologist and his colleagues have named a new order of mammals based on their description of a fossil of a bat- or squirrel-sized Mesozoic mammal, called ...

As a naturalist/biologist, I am interested in all aspects of nature. I am just as fascinated by the plants as I am with the insects. I am also thrilled by the birds, along with the furry critters too.

An eagle soars overhead, wings spread, making only minute steering adjustments of wing and tail feathers. It’s gliding on air currents and may travel considerable distances that way, with relatively ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… flying squirrel in North Alabama? When most Alabamians think of squirrels, the picture that’s likely to come to mind is a small, ...