While gophers and groundhogs are often mistaken for one another, there are key differences in their size, appearance, ...

Michigan's own groundhog Michigan's official groundhog Woody the Woodchuck resides at the Howell Nature Center. He began forecasting in 1999 and has a 67% accuracy rate, according to the center.

Groundhogs are cute and surprisingly adaptable, said Christine Maher, a University of Southern Maine ecologist who has spent years observing them. She prefers to call them woodchucks because it ...

4) Groundhogs are also referred to as “woodchucks”, forming the basis for the tongue-twister: “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” ...

Every year on the second day of the second month, Feb. 2, groundhogs come out of their burrows and offer a fun prognostication: if they see their shadow, the legend says there will be six more weeks ...

Groundhog Day is Sunday, and if Punxsutawney Phil and Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck don't see their shadows, we could enjoy an early spring, the folk tale says.

Gordy was nearly 5 years old when he died in 2023. Here's why the Milwaukee County Zoo has taken its time in procuring a new groundhog.

Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, can cause lots of damage in your garden. Learn seven ways to deter them from eating and digging up your garden.

Groundhog Day arrived on Sunday, Feb. 2, and Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog prognosticator, saw his shadow, thus predicting six more weeks of winter weather.

A claw machine in Pennsylvania got really wild — thanks to a wily woodchuck who weaseled his way inside.

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