Interesting Facts About Groundhogs
* Woodchuck and groundhog are common terms for the same animal
* Scientific name: Marmota monax
* Woodchucks can climb trees and also swim
* Groundhogs in the wild eat green plants, such as dandelion greens, clover, plantain and grasses
* They feed heavily in summer, storing fat for winter hibernation
* By February, hibernating woodchucks have lost as much as half their body weight
* So how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? About 318 kg
This morning Punxsutawney Phil came out of his winter slumber from his oak stump and saw his shadow. Phil sees his shadow.
Another 6 weeks of winter will there be!
Hi Chris,
Check out my post on Phil, at my site in the section titled: “Jeffrey’s Corner”.
I think you’ll get a kick out of it!
http://bloggersmarket.com/punxsutawney-phil-hits-the-skids-takes-up-blogging/
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I got curious and had to figure out how this whole Groundhog Day thing got started, Turns out the tradition goes back to Europe… but the groundhog was an American addition.
The full story at my blog: http://lsned.com/facts/groundhog-day/
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