People can be taken aback by the sight of squirrels missing hair. Sightings of partially furred squirrels is not unusual with warmer temperatures experienced through the winter. Like many wildlife ...

People can be taken aback by the sight of squirrels missing hair. Sightings of partially furred squirrels is not unusual with warmer temperatures experienced through the winter. Like many wildlife ...

With the fungus, no treatment is needed although you could help the squirrel by feeding it chunks of raw coconut. The coconut contains acids that work as an antifungal treatment that tastes good, too.

Among the several squirrels that clean up under our bird feeders, there recently have been two with no hair on their tails, a reader wrote recently. “They look like rat tails. Can you shed any ...

The fur loss is caused by a fungus or mange mites that spread easily from squirrel to squirrel in their winter dens. On frigid days, unrelated squirrels seek out the coziest dens and squish together.

If the squirrel shows no signs of sores, I suspect it’s dermatophytosis. The hair should grow back before winter. You can help by feeding the squirrel chunks of raw coconut.

Squirrel nests a source of wonder. News. By Pam Cottrel. Feb 2, 2014 ...

At first, this brown, mangled ball of fur and claws was unidentifiable. But X-ray scans have revealed that this grapefruit-sized lump is a 30,000-year-old mummified ground squirrel from the ice ...

An unrecognizable ball of fur, claws and limbs that was recently unearthed in Canada is actually a mummified squirrel that likely died while it hibernated around 30,000 years ago, scientists reveal.