Ted Williams of Audubon Magazine speaks with Debbie Elliott about the antelope squirrel's survival tactics, and the courting calls of muskrats.

University of Arizona researcher Allie Burnett knows more about the elusive Harris’ antelope ground squirrel than practically anyone in the world. “They’re not chipmunks,” Burnett often corrects ...

Like many people, cute animals find a real soft spot with me. It really isn’t fair, but a lizard or turtle just doesn’t create the same emotional response as a cuddly mammal. I rediscovered this ...

Sitting in my campsite at Goblin Valley State Park, I saw an antelope ground squirrel standing erect on its back feet, which I found amusing. I soon found that this was a common posture evoked by ...

PHOENIX – An image of two squirrels who appear to be greeting each other took top honors in this year’s Arizona Game and Fish Department wildlife photo contest. Julie Curtis’ photo of Harris’s ...

The Texas antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres) is verified to have been observed in 14 counties in the Trans-Pecos and Edwards Plateau eco-regions of Texas, although it almost assuredly ...

(KUTV) The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah is asking for the public's help locating two or missing missing infant squirrels. WRCNU wrote in a Facebook post Friday that two baby ...

She looked at me without blinking, without flicking her tail, without uttering a sound. My extended hand waited maybe 2 feet from her, and between my thumb and forefinger a robust in-the-shell peanut ...