“Woodchuck” is simply a nickname for the groundhog; there is no separate species of animal called woodchuck. The alternate name is thought to have derived from the languages of North American ...

While it may seem random, there is some logic to turning to the groundhog for weather predictions. Like badgers, groundhogs, also known as woodchucks or whistlepigs, are considered "true hibernators." ...

Learn More › But what attracts groundhogs to people’s yards? It all comes down to the answer to one question, and that’s ...

Members of Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, organized in 1899, care for Phil and his woodchuck family at a customized space beside Punxsutawney Memorial Library, where there’s a window with a view into ...