House Mouse Vs. Squirrel
Have you ever heard animal scratching during the daytime or night? If yes, you are experiencing a mouse or a squirrel activity inside your home. The entry through the cracks and openings of your roof creates havoc with your valuables. These rodents can carry dangerous health hazards due to excessive urine and droppings that spread. […]
How Squirrels Can Inflict Costly Damages
When it comes to nuisance wildlife, most people consider squirrels to be relatively less bothersome than raccoons, opossums and some birds. But upstate New York is home to a particularly large squirrel population, which can make squirrels in the region a little more relatively mischievous. Upstate New York is home to large populations of both […]
Flying Squirrels Are Prevalent In Upstate New York
Flying squirrels are abundant in New York, although most people never see them due to their nocturnal lifestyle, and are surprised when they discover just how prevalent they are. Flying squirrels are also quite honestly incredibly cute, especially when they glide between tree branches like the squirrel version of Superman. Part of what makes them […]
An Upstate New York Man Found Newborn Squirrels Nesting Within Twigs And Leaves On His Apartment Bed
The term “rodent” does not conjure up images of cute and cuddly animals in the minds of most people. At best, this word conjures up images of undesirable and filthy rats, but many people associate rodents with disease, death and decay, as rodents were and are responsible for facilitating the spread of many diseases, most […]
Squirrels Cause New Yorkers To Lose Their Internet Connection, And Police Struggled To Remove A Squirrel From A Brockport Home
Not long ago, the police department in Brockport received a call from a frustrated family who had been struggling to remove a squirrel from their home. Typically, in situations like this, animal control officers or pest controllers are responsible for removing nuisance wildlife from homes. But in this situation, the Brockport Police decided “to go […]
A Hunter Went Insane Before Dying From An Exceptionally Rare Brain Disease As A Result Of Eating Squirrel Brains
Hunting is pretty popular in the United States, and hunters get excited every year when the different hunting seasons for particular animals start. Popular animals that are hunted all over the country are birds (geese, duck, etc.), small mammals (squirrel, rabbit, etc.), and large mammals (deer, wild boar, etc.). Hunting small mammals is very common, […]
Researchers Recently Discovered That All Three Of North America’s Flying Squirrel Species Glow A Bright Pink In UV Light
The natural ability to glow a bright fluorescent color under ultraviolet light is one of the most astounding marvels ever observed within the animal kingdom. Fluorescence occurs when animals absorb light in one color and emit light in another color. Although fluorescence is currently believed by experts to be an extremely rare trait, it is […]
Some Squirrel Species Can Remember The Location Of As Many As 9,000 Nuts
Everyone knows from experience that squirrels are fast-moving critters. The possibility of capturing a squirrel by chasing it down seems impossible, as their twitchy behavior suggests that they have eyes on the back of their heads. However, most people are not aware that squirrels are also super fast mentally, as researchers have found that these […]
Squirrels Causing Power Outages
Last weekend, numerous residents of multiple towns in California woke up on Saturday morning to find that their electrical power supply had been shut off. To be more precise, a squirrel caused a transformer fire in the Southern California Edison Yard. This fire cut off electricity to parts of three different towns for a couple […]
History Of Inexplicable Squirrel Attacks On Humans
It is commonly assumed that snakes, black widows, brown recluses, bees, wasps, scorpions and other types of venomous animals are responsible for the greatest amount of fatal wildlife attacks on humans. However, according to experts, the majority of fatal wildlife attacks are perpetrated by non-venomous animals. That being said, it would be a mistake to […]
