Of course groundhogs – also known as woodchucks – don’t emerge at this time just to be furry weather predictors. So what’s ...

Here’s how to keep groundhogs away from your home and garden.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When German immigrants came to the United States, they brought a weather-predicting tradition with them. According to German lore, ...

Spectators gather in Punxsutawny, Pa., to observe the Groundhog Day ceremony on Feb. 2, 2026. The ceremony dates back to the late 19th century. Photo courtesy of @punxsyphil on Instagram Every year, ...

Cute groundhog sitting in a hole by a bush. - Just dance/Shutterstock For one day a year, we wait with bated breath for Punxsutawney Phil's annual prediction of an early spring. But for the other 364 ...

Folklore has it that if a groundhog sees his shadow he'll flee back to his burrow, heralding six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, legend has it that spring is around the corner. The roots of this ...

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 ...

Monday is Groundhog Day — the day everyone sick of the cold, dreary winter rests all their hopes for sunny days and warmth on whether a large rodent sees its shadow. Whether you call them groundhogs, ...

Whether you call them woodchucks, whistle pigs, ground pigs, or groundhogs, these large ground squirrels can be a real nuisance in your yard and garden. “Groundhogs eat whatever is available and most ...