This year’s prediction marks the 16th year in a row one of the Staten Island Zoo’s furry city slickers — all eponymously ...

Questions About Groundhog Day, Answered But now that the big moment is over, what does Phil do with the rest of the year? Dunkel tells PEOPLE that the groundhog enjoys spending his time sleeping ...

And in eastern and central Pennsylvania, where people of German descent have been watching the groundhog’s annual emergence from hibernation for centuries, there’s a tradition of groundhog clubs and ...

It's almost time for the iconic groundhog Punxsutawney Phil to come out of hibernation. After a uniquely harsh winter for some parts of the country, people may be hoping that Phil does not see his ...

The groundhog was brought out and held up to the sky, setting off a frenzy of cheers. Punxsutawney Phil is woken up prior to making his annual winter forecast. Thousands of people scrutinized Phil ...

People gathered Thursday at Gobbler's Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil's "inner circle" summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow — and they say ...

Punxsutawney Phil - a "weather-predicting" groundhog - has forecast six more weeks of winter in the US, disappointing the crowds of people gathered in the Pennsylvania town for the annual ...

“Honestly, it’s a very quirky festival. People are here to enjoy themselves.” The fact that Groundhog Day isn’t that serious is what makes it fun, said Corbett, 20, who is a student at ...

It is also time to honor a native rodent called woodchuck, whistle pig and groundhog. People love Groundhog Day and they celebrate it with glee, often with tongue in cheek. Every year about 30,000 ...