Adorable Japanese Flying Squirrel Looks Just Like a Furry Cartoon Character originally appeared on PetHelpful. Have you ever seen an animal that's so cute it doesn't even look real but instead looks ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Keepers at a Japanese zoo are suspected of killing dozens of squirrels ...

Often featured in fairytales, the red toadstool mushroom fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is toxic to humans and many animals. However, experts have observed that Japanese squirrels can safely eat ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Japan is home to at least three different native sciurine species—squirrels, as we commonly call them—including the Japanese squirrel, the Japanese flying squirrel, and the Japanese giant flying ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Renal cell carcinoma and urinary casts in Japanese squirrels. Kidneys of case 5 (A–C) and case 2 (D–F). (A–C) Eleven cases were diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma. Grossly, multiple nodules were ...

Okamedo is a confectioner based in the town of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, whose name comes from kame, the Japanese word for turtle, and which was founded more than 70 years ago. And as those aspects ...

Associate Professor SUETSUGU Kenji and independent photographer GOMI Koichi have observed a Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) routinely feeding on well-known species of poisonous toadstool mushroom, ...

Associate Professor Suetsugu Kenji (Kobe University Graduate School of Science) and independent photographer GOMI Koichi have observed a Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) routinely feeding on well-known ...