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His name is Punxsutawney Phil, named for the town the event is held.
Answer:
There is no official groundhog. Every local community that wants a local event can find, hire, or fake one, so are actual animals, others are mascots (people in costumes) and some have been dead and stuffed in years past to be trotted out on February 2 each year.
A partial list includes:
- Balzac Billy Balzac, Alberta
- Buckeye Chuck Marion, Ohio
- Chattanooga Chuck Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Chuckles Manchester, Connecticut
- Manchester, Connecticut
- Dover Doug Dover, Pennsylvania
- Dunkirk Dave Dunkirk, New York
- Fred Val d'Espoir, Quebec
- French Creek Freddie French Creek, West Virginia
- General Beauregard Lee Lilburn, Georgia
- Grady the Groundhog Chimney Rock, North Carolina
- Gus Athens, Georgia
- Holtsville Hal Holtsville, New York
- Jimmy the Groundhog
- immy the Groundhog Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
- Lawrenceville Lucy Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania
- Malverne Mel Malverne, New York
- Mortimer Garner, North Carolina
- Mount Joy Minnie Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Nibbles Asheville, North Carolina
- Octoraro Orphie Quarryville, Pennsylvania
- Patty Pagoda Reading, Pennsylvania
- Poor Richard York, Pennsylvania
- Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
- Queen Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
- Shubenacadie Sam Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
- Sir Thomas Hastings Hastings, Nebraska
- Sir Walter Wally Raleigh, North Carolina
- Smith Lake Jake Graysville, Alabama
- Spanish Joe Spanish, Ontario
- Staten Island Chuck Staten Island (New York City)
- Stormy Marmot Aurora, Colorado
- Susquehanna Sherman Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania
- Sutton Sammy Sutton, Ontario
- Tumbleweed Brookfield, Illinois
- Uni Myerstown, Pennsylvania
- Western Maryland Murray Cumberland, Maryland
- Wiarton Willie Wiarton, Ontario
- Woodstock Willie Woodstock, Illinois
- Woody Howell, Michigan
- Wynter the Groundhog Milwaukee, Wisconsin
What else can I help you with?
Why does the groundhog day have to be a ground hog?
Thw Groundhog in "Groundhogs Day" is a groundhog simply because it is Groundhogs day. Obvi
When is Groundhog Day?
Groundhog day falls on February 2 every year.
Is groundhog day in September?
No! Groundhog day is not in September. It is on February 2nd.
Where does the groundhog for Groundhog Day live?
Underground
What day was groundhog day on 2013?
Groundhog Day fell on Saturday, February 2nd.
When was the last Groundhog Day celebrated?
Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2
When was Groundhog Day released?
Groundhog Day was released on 02/12/1993.
What was the Production Budget for Groundhog Day?
The Production Budget for Groundhog Day was $14,600,000.
Is groundhog day today?
Yes, Groundhog Day is always on February 2nd.
What day of the week was it on groundhog day 2003?
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, was on a Sunday in 2003.
What is a groundhog called on Groundhog Day?
Punxsutawney Phil
Is the groundhog on groundhog day a boy or girl?
Boy
