Groundhog Day Fun Facts 🐾 | SciShow Kids

February 2nd is Groundhog Day in the United States, and Jessi and Squeaks are celebrating by sharing all kinds of amazing groundhog facts with us! Learn what groundhogs eat, where they live, and how they make it through tough winters!
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SOURCES:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/groundhog/#groundhog-with-babies.jpg

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-groundhogs/

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/01/31/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-groundhogs/

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/1996/02/groundhog-day-facts-and-factoids

Groundhog on Laval University campus, Quebec, Canada
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marmota_monax_UL_04.jpg

Groundhog (Marmota monax), near Peyto Lake (Alberta)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RK_0808_273_Marmota_monax.jpg

Hoary-bellied Squirrel at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoary-bellied_Squirrel_at_Jayanti,_Duars,_West_Bengal_W_Picture_451.jpg

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