Red squirrels also consume invertebrates such as insects, and some vertebrates, for example, small mammals birds, and birds’ eggs. The red squirrel is diurnal and arboreal, its activities in the trees ...

Population levels, precipitation, and the relative abundance of other small mammals such as meadow vole influence local distribution in marginal habitat. Red-backed voles build nest 7.6-10.2 cm (3-4 ...

Red wolves grow up to 26 inches tall, and adults measure about four feet in length from tail tip to nose. They range in weight from about 45 to 80 pounds, and have pointy ears and broad muzzles ...

A red fox will stalk its prey, and once its victim is at a certain distance, the animal will jump high into the air, attacking its dinner from above. Even in the winter, when snowbanks provide ...

The red squirrel has been put on the first "red list" for UK wild mammals The red squirrel, the wildcat, and the grey long-eared bat are all facing severe threats to their survival, according to ...

Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

Red wolves are among the most endangered carnivores in the world. Once spread across the U.S. Southeast, these clever and highly adaptive predators suffered a similar fate to that of their gray wolf ...

The Red List of Threatened Species categorises animals approaching extinction, and it currently includes more than 150,000 species globally. Craig Hilton-Taylor is the Head of the Red List Unit ...