Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Happy Groundhog Day

Some interesting groundhog tidbits:

  • Woodchuck and groundhog are common terms for the same animal
  • Scientific name: Marmota monax
  • Woodchucks can climb trees and also swim
  • Groundhogs in the wild eat green plants, such as dandelion greens, clover, plantain and grasses
  • They feed heavily in summer, storing fat for winter hibernation
  • By February, hibernating woodchucks have lost as much as half their body weight
  • So how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? About 318 kg

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