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Flaming squirrel ignites car in Bayonne

(Jersey Journal) A kamikaze squirrel fell from the sky and detonated a Bayonne woman’s car yesterday, police said today. Lindsey Millar, 23, and her brother, Tony, 22, were both home Wednesday at about 12:45...

Squirrels wield a hot, secret weapon 4

Squirrels wield a hot, secret weapon

(New Scientist) It’s Californian ground squirrel versus rattlesnake in a potentially lethal showdown. But the squirrel has a secret weapon that until now has remained invisible to the human eye.  The ground squirrel heats...

West Nile virus found in squirrel 3

West Nile virus found in squirrel

(San Mateo Daily Journal) Local mosquito experts confirmed a squirrel collected earlier this month in the city of San Mateo was positive for the West Nile virus which in itself isn’t dangerous for humans...