So it knows if it needs to hibernate.
No
A Groundhog who might have got scared when he saw his shadow so people made it up.
According to legend, if Phil sees his shadow on Feb. 2, the scared groundhog returns to his burrow and the USA is in store for six more weeks of winter. But, if he doesn't see his shadow, the country can expect warmer temperatures and an early spring.
The groundhog did indeed see his shadow and there will be six more weeks of winter.
NO
No he did not
No it did not.
No he did not
No.
No
If a groundhog doesn't see his shadow it means that spring is on its way!
No, they did not. Neither did the North Carolina's official groundhog, Sir Walter Wally, see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2016.