I felt a sort of thrill this spring when we began seeing baby groundhogs in the yard. Each morning found me eagerly peering ...

Marmots and groundhogs look incredibly similar and can be easily confused at first glance. Thankfully, there are a few key ...

Punxsutawney Phil and other groundhogs are more than weather prognosticators. ... If not properly ground down while they gnaw away on their food, they grown to look like the tusks of a wild boar.

On Feb. 2 Punxsutawney Phil left his burrow in Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania. As the legend goes, since this legendary Groundhog saw his shadow, we’re in for six more weeks of winter.

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

Additionally, for those in the Worcester area (or who like to sleep in), a Sunday ticket to the Worcester EcoTarium will get you entrance to see its resident groundhog — Cornelia — look for ...

Take some time to appreciate some lesser-known local groundhogs this Groundhog Day. ... MUCH LIKE PHIL UNI HAS PREDICTED MORE WINTER. ... Uni then looks at his shadow to predict the weather.