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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife behavior, such as birds singing, frogs calling, and insects emerging, provides clearer signals of spring than the ...

WASHINGTON — Everyone knows about Punxsutawney Phil’s annual Groundhog Day weather prediction — but he’s far from the only animal weighing in on whether winter will stick around or give way to an ...

Groundhog Day takes places on Feb. 2 every year. In addition to the groundhog Buckeye Chuck, Ohio has a stuffed groundhog, a bass, a cat and a hedgehog making weather predictions. In Ohio, Buckeye ...

Groundhogs are one animal you don’t want moving into your garden. As herbivores, they eat a wide range of plants, from ...

This poor groundhog is in full-blown panic mode!

Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...