GROUNDHOG DAY 2018 - the day when a rodent named Punxsutawney Phil makes a weather prediction about the next six weeks - has arrived. But what actually is a groundhog, where do they live and what ...

Groundhogs, aka woodchucks, are in the rodent family but are considered marmots. Of all North American rodents, only beavers and porcupines are larger than groundhogs. What do groundhogs eat?

Groundhogs usually eat up to a third of their weight in food per day and are almost exclusively vegetarian, eating a large variety of grasses and broad leaf species, which may include leaves ...

Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What is Groundhog Day, and to what extent does ...

For more Groundhog Day events and things to do in Punxsutawney visit www.groundhog.org. This article has been adapted from a 2013 story.