Potomac Phil is a bit less "lively" than his fellow rodents – because he's stuffed. Event organizers transport the taxidermied groundhog to the podium to predict not only the weather but the ...

While fears of a cyber-marmot uprising fill your head, consider Washington, D.C.’s cheaper solution: Potomac Phil, the city’s anointed groundhog since 2014, is a taxidermied thrift shop purchase.

With the start of February, we turned to our favorite critters for an update. Here's what Punxsutawney Phil and Hope, Indiana's groundhog, predicted.

Potomac Phil is a bit less "lively" than his fellow rodents – because he's stuffed. Event organizers transport the taxidermied groundhog to the podium to predict not only the weather but the political ...