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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?
What university in Texas recognizes groundhog day as an official holiday?
The University of Dallas in Irving, Texas recognizes Groundhog Day as an official holiday.
Did people see the groundhog's shadow in NC on 2016 February 2?
No, they did not. Neither did the North Carolina's official groundhog, Sir Walter Wally, see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2016.
What was the outcome of Groundhog Day in 2014?
In 2014, Phil (the official groundhog) saw his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter.
Where does the groundhog for Groundhog Day live?
Underground
What is the name of the official Canadian Groundhog?
Wiarton Willie
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.
What is a groundhog called on Groundhog Day?
Punxsutawney Phil
Is the groundhog on groundhog day a boy or girl?
Boy
Where do they test the Groundhog on Groundhog day?
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Has the groundhog been wrong in groundhog day?
Of course he has!
Is groundhog day in September?
No! Groundhog day is not in September. It is on February 2nd.
