Groundhog - Wikipedia 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] It was given its scientific name as Mus monax by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, [4] based on a description of
Groundhog | Size, Diet, Groundhog Day, Facts | Britannica Groundhog, one of 14 species of marmots known for sometimes being destructive to gardens and pasturelands According to popular legend in the United States, it emerges from hibernation each year on February 2, which is designated as Groundhog Day, and if it sees its shadow, winter will last six more weeks
What exactly is a groundhog? A look at the holiday rodent. As Groundhog Day creeps ever closer, people in the United States look to famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil to forecast the weather for the spring Though not a federal holiday, Monday, Feb 2 will
Groundhog Day - Wikipedia Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Canadian French: Journée de la marmotte; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Daks Day) [1][2][3] is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees
Groundhog Photos and Facts | National Geographic Kids Phil the groundhog is a star! Well, at least on February 2 he is Phil lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where every Groundhog Day people wait for him to come out of his burrow Legend has it that if Phil sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter will follow Also known as woodchucks, groundhogs spend much of their days alone, foraging for plants and grasses and digging burrows up to 66
Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter | AP News Tens of thousands of people are gathering for Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog that lives in a tree stump, to predict if the already long and cold winter across much of the United States will go on for another six weeks or if an early spring is around the corner