Also known as a "whistlepig" and a "thickwood badger," groundhogs are now synonymous with shadows and spring weather. But ...

Whether the groundhogs saw their shadows or not, here's when the real first day of spring will be, according to NASA.

Unlike bears, groundhogs are true hibernators. During hibernation, they don’t eat and rely on the fat stores they have built ...

But if you want to hunt for groundhog-like critters, you’re in luck. The Bay Area is home to cousins of groundhogs, the ...

San Diego's mild winter climate and coastal terrain makes it unlikely to see groundhogs, but there are other animals in the area that can be mistaken for them, such as California ground squirrels, ...

A wildlife expert and a meteorologist weigh in.

Two New Jersey groundhogs — and a turtle — made predictions today about whether our brutally cold winter will last another ...

Of course groundhogs – also known as woodchucks – don’t emerge at this time just to be furry weather predictors. So what’s ...

Are political divisions reaching the groundhogs, too? Ontario groundhog Wiarton Willie and most Canadian groundhogs predicted ...

Recent arctic temperatures may have you cheering for Buckeye Chuck and Punxsutawney Phil not to see their shadows Monday, but ...

When German immigrants came to the United States, they brought a tradition to forecast the end of winter with them — but ...

The local groundhogs in southcentral Pennsylvania agree that the cold, snowy weather will stick around.