Squirrels navigate through trees by making rapid calculations to balance trade-offs between branch flexibility and the distance between tree limbs.

The squirrels figured out how to modify the biomechanics of their jumps quite quickly. They were a bit more cautious when it came to jumping from more flexible fake branches, and it took them a ...

Monopedal robot branch-to-branch leaping and landing inspired by squirrel balance control. Science Robotics , 2025; 10 (100) DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adq1949 Cite This Page : ...

A squirrel leaping from a perch to a branch instrumented to measure force (top); Salto the one-legged robot following suit with a flywheel and adjustable leg forces (bottom) ...

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 ...

Safety checks had found squirrels were biting bark off trees causing branches to fall in the way of cars. READ MORE: 'Ghost' captured on camera hanging around gravestone as youths drive past cemetery ...

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 ...

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Reader thought he was looking at some fallen branches until a hawk emerged, swooping into action to grab a doomed squirrel. DEAR JOAN: An extensive wooded area is behind the house here with a 7 ...

I spotted a flash of gray, a flick of a tail. Only 15 yards away, perched on a hemlock branch, was a fat gray squirrel. I felt my jacket bunch around my elbow as I drew my bow and released an arrow.