Groundhog Day (Feb 2)

This site from the University of Michigan has detailed information about the species marmota monax or woodchuck.

This page has some interesting information about groundhogs, including a funny name for them, how they live and how they hibernate.

Hinterland's Who's Who provides a description of the woodchuck (also known as marmot or ground-hog). Be sure to check out all of the information linked on the tabs - description, habitat and habits, range, feeding, conservation - and view the video clips.

This National Geographic profile page includes some groundhog facts, as well as images and a habitat map.

Information, photos, and a fact sheet about Marmota monax also known as the groundhog.