High-speed video of squirrels executing amazing leaps in pursuit of peanuts captures the animals’ innovative solutions to reaching their goal. Video courtesy of Roxanne Makasdjian and Jeremy Snowden, ...

Q: How can squirrels jump so far? And how do they hold on to tree limbs as they gambol about? A: Squirrels have evolved with several anatomical adaptations that help them with their acrobatics. While ...

Parkour enthusiasts need look no further than up in the trees for inspiration. Squirrels’ aerial acrobatics make the rodents masters of the form, a new study suggests. A detailed look at how squirrels ...

Squirrels quickly learned to jump from the very bendy branch that they expected to be stiff and could stick the landing in just five tries. When we raised the ante still further by raising the height ...

Tree squirrels are the Olympic divers of the rodent world, leaping gracefully among branches and structures high above the ground. And as with human divers, a squirrel’s success in this competition ...

For the past two weeks, much of the world has watched, transfixed, as Olympic gymnasts flip, leap and vault for the gold. Under the glare of the spotlight, a lifetime of practice and physical mastery ...