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Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source

  • Written by Steven Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History, Miami University
Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food sourceMarmot chomping and digging can keep trees at bay and fields flower-filled.DieterMeyrl/E+ via Getty Images

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s premiere animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as Punxsutawney Phil for decades.

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