Monday, February 2, 2009

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!

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This is Wiarton Willy from Wiarton, Ontario, Canada
I actually have a picture of John standing next to  this statue, but that was not available for posting at the moment.
Happy Groundhog day to everyone....
 
and some interesting facts for the day:
  • Woodchuck and groundhog are common terms for the same animal.
  • Scientific name: Marmota monax.
  • Woodchucks can climb trees and also swim.
  • Groundhogs in the wild eat green plants, such as dandelion greens, clover, plantain and grasses.
  • They feed heavily in summer, storing fat for winter hibernation.
  • By February, hibernating woodchucks have lost as much as half their body weight.
  • So how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? About 318 kilograms.
 

2 comments:

Loran said...

318 Kilos is what in American terms?

Unknown said...

I don't know. After all, according to Tom Hanks I'm unamerican anyway.