But don't blame the groundhogs: Research indicates they emerge in February not to see their shadow, but to, well, get frisky. If you didn't know that about the large squirrel, which is the most ...

Here’s how it works. Groundhogs (Marmota monax), also called woodchucks, are large rodents. They are also one of the 14 species of marmot, or ground squirrels. In fact, they are the largest ...

Groundhogs, often called woodchucks, earth pigs, and whistle pigs are the largest members of the squirrel family. These ...

In addition to the groundhog the clan includes “our gray squirrel and our fox squirrel and the chipmunk,” said Swartz. The floor plans of the groundhog den “usually have a separate winter ar ...

Daniel Blumstein is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA who studies marmots, the group of 15 species of large ground squirrels that includes groundhogs. His department always ...

The American tradition of Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 has a twist in Brevard — White Squirrel Day — and this year, there's a new squirrel in the mix. Meet Pisgah Piper, Brevard's new sight ...

Since we have no hedgehogs we use groundhogs (ground squirrels). So let’s get this straight...we use the wrong animal for the wrong thing for a pagan holiday. In fact, the groundhog hibernates ...

Groundhog Day remains perhaps the weirdest American holiday. At 7:25 a.m. every Feb. 2, a large ground squirrel predicts the weather in Punxsutawney, Pa. Here are just a few of the questions you ...