"The last time we knew they were in Arkansas was about 800 to 1,000 years ago when some of their bones were found in ...

“The forecast for next week will be warmer than it has been for most of January,” said Alsheimer. “In general, we'll have ...

Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil may be the world’s most famous groundhog, but he has a cousin in the Inland Northwest who ...

And in eastern and central Pennsylvania, where people of German descent have been watching the groundhog's annual emergence ...

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating the midpoint between the shortest and darkest day of the year and the spring ...

Groundhog Day is almost here and although we do not have groundhogs in the Treasure State we do have some close relatives like the marmot, ground squirrels and prairie dogs.

By Katherine Schramek Intern Teacher/Naturalist Oftentimes, by February, the novelty of winter wears off and people begin to ...

The groundhog (Marmota monax), a.k.a. the woodchuck, is celebrated in folklore and cinema. Each year on February 2 America’s most most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, becomes a weather ...

You don't want to miss these fascinating facts about Groundhog Day and the furry critters that we celebrate every February.

Vancouver Island’s favourite fortune-telling rodent is set to put her perfect Groundhog Day forecasting record to the test on ...

Regardless, Violet’s caretakers are quick to remind us that divination is just a side gig for the busy ground squirrel ... in roughly the middle of her hibernation cycle, the foundation ...

A recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of California, Davis, published in the Journal of Ethology revealed a surprising finding about California ground squirrels ...