What looks like a cutesy photo op is actually a climate coping strategy for squirrels trying to beat the heat. Reading time 2 minutes When does a squirrel become a pancake? Answer: Apparently, when ...

With much of the southern U.S. under heat advisories, millions of people are being exposed to extreme heat — so don't be alarmed if you see a squirrel splooting. Ugh. Try riding your bike in a suit.

Splayed out on windowsills, concrete steps, tree branches, fire escapes, and back porches… what is going on with the squirrels lately? Well, it turns out that this odd summertime behavior is called ...

This time of year, you may see squirrels sprawled out on sidewalks, tree branches, deck railings or in shady spots, belly-down and appendages extended. No, these squirrels aren’t injured. They’re ...

Who are they? Squirrels. As climate change is making extreme heat events more common, these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed critters are "splooting" to cope. Splooting is behavior some animals use to ...

Inks Lake State Park in Burnet County said it was the first to observe the bright-eyed, bushy-tailed critters laying on their stomach, arms and legs spread out, to cool off this year. "The squirrels ...

As climate change is making extreme heat events more common, these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed critters are "splooting" to cope. The heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a goofy act that signals ...

Ugh. Try riding your bike in a suit. And we don't even have the worst of it. Just south of here in Washington, D.C., places in the U.S. are under heat advisories as temperatures break 100 degrees.