Move Over Sniffer Dogs, Drug-Detecting Squirrels Are Here
Police in the Chinese city of Chongqing has begun using specially-trained squirrels in their war against drug traffickers. The Police Dog Brigade of the Criminal Police Detachment in Hechuan District, Chongqing has successfully bred the first batch of drug-sniffing squirrels in China. The breakthrough was part of the country’s national key research and development project, […]
Hard-Working Squirrel Fills Every Nook and Cranny of Man’s Pickup with Walnuts
A North Dakota man had to take his Chevy Avalanche pickup apart in order to reach the hundreds of walnuts that a busy squirrel had filled it with after he left the vehicle parked under a walnut tree. After coming home from a four-day work trip earlier this month, Bill Fischer, an insurance salesman from […]
Squirrel Still Visits South Carolina Family 8 Years After They Rescued Her
A squirrel that was nearly killed eight years ago by an owl when she was just four weeks old, continues to visit the Greenville County, South Carolina family that rescued, raised and later released her into the wild. In October 2009 the baby squirrel was left severely injured after being attacked by an owl. She […]
The Squirrel Whisperer of Penn State University
22-year-old Mary Krupa started interacting with the squirrels living on the Penn State University campus four years ago, and became an internet sensation after posting photos of the adorable rodents wearing tiny outfits and posing with various props. Today, everyone at the university knows her as the “Squirrel Whisperer” or “Squirrel Girl”. Mary says that she […]