Fox squirrels show long-term investment savvy when hoarding nuts
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 11:05
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are gathering evidence this fall that the feisty fox squirrels scampering around campus are not just mindlessly foraging for food, but engaging in a long-term savings strategy. Humans could learn something about padding their nest eggs from squirrels' diversification efforts.