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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