Fox squirrels show long-term investment savvy when hoarding nuts
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
Researchers 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. Of course, with squirrels, it's not about money, but about nuts.