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The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. [2] A lowland creature of North America, it is found through much of the Eastern United States , across Canada and into Alaska . [ 3 ]
Fun fact about Groundhog Day: There's an estimated 82 weather-predicting critters in the United States and Canada, according to Groundhog-Day.com. But if you want to know six famous groundhogs in ...
The Pennsylvania Lottery's mascot is a groundhog named Gus, referred to in commercials as "the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania", in deference to Phil. [24] Because the Groundhog Club Inner Circle has trademarked the use of the name "Punxsutawney Phil", no commercial entity may use the name without the permission from the Inner ...
Groundhog, woodchuck, or whistle pig Canada and east of the Mississippi in northern USA Marmota sibirica: Tarbagan marmot, Mongolian marmot, or tarvaga: Siberia Petromarmota: Marmota caligata: Hoary marmot: northwestern North America (Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Montana) Marmota flaviventris: Yellow-bellied marmot
The answer is simple… the “groundhog nog” fed to him each fall at Punxsutawney’s annual Groundhog Picnic.” How do critters make the cut for NOAA’s weather-predicting ‘groundhogs’ list?
In March 2024, the woodchuck had welcomed two newborn groundhogs with his partner Phyllis, marking the first groundhog to do so since 1886, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
General Beauregard Lee is a groundhog in the US state of Georgia widely considered to be the Groundhog Day weather prognosticator for the Southern United States. [ 1 ] The previous forecaster before General Beauregard Lee was General Robert E. Lee, who started making predictions in 1981. [ 2 ]
As spring approaches, the time draws near for everyone’s beloved woodchuck to predict whether there’ll be six more weeks of winter. Yes, Groundhog Day is on 2 February 2024. Since 1886, crowds ...