ABC News’ Phil Lipof spoke with content creator Derrick Downey Jr. about rescuing baby squirrels, his bond with their mother Maxine, and his new book “Hand and Paw: Maxine's Tale of Compassion.” ...

Just ask Derrick Downey Jr., the Los Angeles-based content creator who has built a massive community of followers who come to ...

Salto the robot is acting a little squirrelly. The jumping bot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe ­­­— just like a squirrel soaring from branch to branch. It’s the first time ...

New York Republicans are pushing a new law to protect animals after a beloved pet squirrel and internet star named P’Nut was taken and killed by state environmental officers late last year.

Leucism is slightly more common than albinism. According to the White Squirrel Institute, leucism causes a partial loss of pigmentation but does not affect all pigments, just fur. Meanwhile ...

A Texas jury convicted rapper Tay-K of murder in connection to the killing of a man in 2017, according to Bexar County court records The rapper, real name Taymor McIntyre, was found guilty on ...

When it comes to wildlife animals inhabiting urban areas, public polls typically rank the tree squirrel as a good neighbor – and yet, also a No. 1 problem-maker, according to the Washington ...

By Lauren Leffer Certain species of ground squirrels hibernate underground without any food or water for up to eight months of the year. It’s a super-extreme survival strategy, enabled by a ...

Mercy Ojedeji, a 24-year-old Nigerian man, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and unlawful use of fraudulent immigration documents in the United States. The plea was entered in the U.S. District ...

A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, two months before he was set to go on trial for the 2022 murder plot. Appearing in a federal courtroom ...

Biologists worked with robot designers to discover how squirrels do it, and used what they learned to design a one-legged robot with the balancing ability and leg biomechanics to correct for over ...

Viktor Bokrenev and Olga Gorlova use AI and cameras in Moscow parks to monitor and study squirrels, aiming to enhance urban wildlife conservation. A Moscow-based couple is revolutionising wildlife ...