Gophers and Groundhogs

Yes, groundhogs do hibernate during the winter months. They enter a state of torpor where their body temperature drops, and they live off stored fat reserves until spring arrives. Hibernation helps them survive the cold temperatures and scarcity of food during winter.

Marsupial moles are primarily nocturnal.

Two to fourteen (2 to 14) years is the lifespan of a groundhog. The range of the animal in question (Marmota monax) responds to the variety of cultivated and wild habitats in which woodchucks live. Whistling pigs will live as long as 6 years in the wild and 9+ years in captivity.

Gophers do not hibernate. Instead, they remain active year-round and continue to forage for food, although their activity may decrease during colder months.

Marmots eat mostly vegetation and sniff it out with their noses. And sometimes they will whistle about it.

Flowers, mosses, grasses, and berries are the preferred diet of marmots.

A young Gopher is called a pup. Pups are born hairless and blind, and rely on their parents for care and protection until they are old enough to venture out on their own.

When the Earth first formed, there was an abundant amount of deuterium in the atmosphere. Today, most of the deuterium has fused into helium and because of that, there is little deuterium left.

Well scientist say that the common two-toed sloth and its cousin the three-toed sloth can move approximately 2-5 mph.

The less recognized Qui-Quaig Rain forest sloth however can move at speeds up to 27.5 mph! Amazing!

healthy baby guinea pigs are around 80 to 120 grams when they are born, but this can differ depending on factors such as:

+ the size of the litter

+ the age of the mother guinea pig

etc etc

Phil's problem with places like New Hampshire, Fargo, El Paso and Sacramento is that he is not a world traveler and most of his data input is from Pennsylvania based sensors.

A gopher is a small rodent that is known for digging extensive burrow systems underground. They are primarily herbivorous and play a critical role in soil aeration and nutrient cycling. Gophers can be found in North and Central America.

It can be caused by continual use by heavy vehicles but more often than not it is caused by water collecting on the tarmac and when it freezes it expands and forces the tar apart causing cracks and eventually, holes.

In the tongue twister, "chuck" is used as a verb to describe the action of throwing or moving something (wood, in this case) with force. The phrase plays on the sound similarity between a woodchuck (a groundhog-like animal) and the action of chucking wood.

Pocket gophers belong to the family Geomyidae; there are six genera and many species of pocket gopher.

Tulgey Woods is a fictional location from Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" in the book "Through the Looking-Glass." As it is not a real place, you cannot physically get there. It exists only in the realm of literature and imagination.

The newspaper editor responsible for Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, was John Reed. He helped establish the tradition of the groundhog emerging from its burrow to predict the weather on February 2nd.

Groundhogs Need to be taken at least 5 miles from the point it was caught to insure it doesnt return. Groundhogs are kinda like dogs they can smell there way back to the there home when others are still there like mom and dad and there siblings.

Candlemas is a Christian holiday, celebrating the ritual purification of Mary that occurs on the same day.

They don't chew on wood, but they do sometimes eat bark.

A human cannot digest wood. Small amounts of wood (such as a pinch of sawdust)will eventually pass though the digestive system without doing you any harm. Larger amounts could give the eater problems.

Treated woods might be harmful.

yes a just little bit

Woodchuck and groundhog are common terms for the same animal. Most closely related to squirrels, woodchucks actually can climb trees and also swim.