Read more squirrel stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9278/squirrel.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65996/climate-change-already-causing-evolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGlobal warming is changing the face of the planet, and a key panel estimates that a quarter of the world's species will die out—but a few organisms are already evolving to survive in a hotter world. In the past few years Scottish sheep have become smaller, while species of...http://www.newser.com/story/65996/climate-change-already-causing-evolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 9:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53803/squirrel-infiltrates-philly-pd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLet this be a lesson, kids: Dressing up in a squirrel costume can have unintended consequences. The Philadelphia Police Department’s Internal Affairs division is wrapped up in a truly bizarre squirrel case, the Daily News reports, after an officer who caught sight of a colleague in full rodent gear took...http://www.newser.com/story/53803/squirrel-infiltrates-philly-pd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 12:54:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47287/britons-eat-gray-squirrels-to-save-beloved-reds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSquirrel is quickly becoming a part of the British palate, as curiosity—and devotion to a native icon—drives Britons to try something new, the New York Times reports. The trend can be traced in part to the surging population of gray squirrels, a North American import. The grays have...http://www.newser.com/story/47287/britons-eat-gray-squirrels-to-save-beloved-reds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 16:49:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5837/hot-mommas-squirrels-use-heat-to-scare-off-snakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSquirrels aren't squirreling out of their ongoing battle with snakes, but they may be turning tail. California ground squirrels are able to intimidate rattlesnakes, researchers have found, by heating their tails 3 degrees; the rattlers perceive infrared waves, and back off. Even more surprising, the squirrels are savvy enough not...http://www.newser.com/story/5837/hot-mommas-squirrels-use-heat-to-scare-off-snakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Aug 2007 16:07:52 CDT