A groundhog is the same thing as a woodchuck, which is a marmot. "Woodchuck" has nothing to do with chucking wood; it's derived from a Native American name for the animal, "wuchak." They are also known as land beavers, but my favorite name for them is whistlepigs.
Monday, January 31, 2011
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