Said to be the world’s only venomous primate, the Bengal Slow Loris is named for the dark circles around its eyes, which ...

More than just a sightseeing trip, our journey to Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary turned out to be an eye-opening experience ...

THE FIRST RAYS of daylight were beginning to reveal the dark outline of the eastern ridge as I pulled my car into the field ...

The bushy tail of the eastern gray squirrel is a regular sight in North America, where it is one of the most common squirrels. These squirrels puff out their already-bushy tails when facing a ...

5. Gray Squirrel: A Small Rodent With a Big Footprint Eastern Gray Squirrel. Image via Depositphotos. The gray squirrel, having been introduced to areas outside its native range, including the UK and ...

As the sun sets behind the Catoctin Mountains, casting long shadows across the forest, Gambrill State Park reveals perhaps its most magical quality – the ability to make you forget you’re just a short ...

4. Eastern Gray Squirrels: Masters of Park Life Eastern gray squirrel eating in Central Park (New York, NY, USA). Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Eastern gray squirrels have become ...

The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is a nocturnal and arboreal rodent that inhabits the boreal taiga forests from ...

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If you drove through New Hampshire in the fall of 2018 you likely noticed the unforgettable scenes of carnage on the roads.