Gen. Beauregard Lee is the Georgia groundhog. Punxsutawney Phil is the national groundhog. Did they see their shadows? Here's ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, ...

In Germany, a badger had been used, but a suitable replacement in America was the groundhog. In 1886, the editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit Newspaper was inspired by a local tradition of hunting ...

Credit: Toronto Zoo/Cover Images With North America marking Groundhog Day on Sunday (2February) Toronto Zoo’s polar bears had ...

The most cheering words you can hear when you are speaking on the phone to someone you are about to visit are these: “I’m making pea soup today.” Thus did my cousin Susan Cragin lift my heart as I ...

Groundhog Day has seen competing predictions between Philadelphia's Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter, and Staten Island Chuck, who forecast an early spring.

Historians today tell us that the ancient Celts arrived at the shores of Britain around 1,000 BC and lived there during the Iron Age, the Roman Age and the post Roman era. Living on an island with ...

At the time, this title was significant, as there was quite a large tradition of groundhog hunting and grilling in the Punxsutawney region, making Phil quite an important figurehead. Despite the ...

Woodchucks have an average lifespan of 6-8 years in the wild. However, groundhogs in captivity can live up to 14 years. Factors such as habitat destruction, hunting, and predation can contribute to a ...