Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s premiere animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as Punxsutawney ...

(The Conversation) – According to legend, if the groundhog sees its shadow on Feb. 2, there will be six more weeks of winter; if not, an early spring is predicted. Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds ...

Groundhogs actually emerge from hibernation in early February to begin their mating process, not to predict the weather. Male and female groundhogs use this time to reestablish social bonds before ...

As the seasons shift, few animals notice the change quite like the groundhog. Built for burrowing and bundled against the cold, this marmot has mastered life across North America, from the central U.S ...

The spotlight is on Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania on Monday morning, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil announce whether he saw his own shadow, thereby predicting six more ...

The handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania announced that he saw his own shadow Monday morning, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter and not ...