"ground squirrels are not as cuddly as they appear: researchers have found
they repeatedly hunt and eat voles,
decapitating their prey and pulling flesh from the torso.
The team say the discovery was a shock: while California ground squirrels have previously been observed eating insects, bird eggs, hatchlings and even – albeit rarely – scavenging small, juvenile mammals, they were primarily thought to be herbivorous, snacking on seeds, acorns, fruits and nuts."
"Yhe females are also known to commit infanticide, killing and eating the young of others."
'Over the course of 18 days in the summer of 2024, the team recorded 74 events in which ground squirrels hunted or ate California voles, or both, with at least 27 different squirrels engaging in the behaviour.
The team noted that adults and juveniles, both male and female, hunted the voles, and typically did so alone. Occasionally, squirrels attempted to steal dead voles from each other."
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