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Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers—and an important food source

  • January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers—and an important food source
Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation's premier animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as Punxsutawney Phil for decades.

Originally published at Phys.org

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