It feels like a German Shepard. It is used to keep him dry. His inner layer of fur is soft, much like a bunny. It is used to keep him warm. He does shed is fur with the change in the seasons. How much does he weigh? Well, that depends on the time of the year. In the summer months he is much larger because he eats more. In the winter he is smaller. The range is anywhere between 17 pounds. What does he eat?
He gets a steady diet of veggies. His tastes change much as humans do. For a time he will really enjoy carrots then a month later he might now want them at all.
A few things that seem to remain consistent is kale, sweet potatoes, corn on the cob, and bananas Does he eat fruit? He enjoys bananas and apples. Does Phil go to the Vet? Each year he gets a physical and check-up. Are you allowed to pet Phil? No, unfortunately, you cannot. He is a wild animal and the only ones that are permitted to touch him are his handlers. How sharp are his teeth? Well, he has two teeth on the top and two teeth on the bottle. Never seen him in the cold weather at all.
Which makes me wonder why Groundhogs Day is in February, it's not natural to them. Half the time the Predicting Groundhogs run back into there enclosure because there are too many people and noise, not because he saw his shadow. I have been searching for the answer, to no avail.
Why do we need a groundhog for the forcast on feb 2? Do not we all see our shadows on a sunny day? How does the groundhog contributes to the forcast if it is based solemnly on the cloudness of tbe day?
Hi Helen, Groundhog Day today is a bit of folk humor, not to be taken seriously. It may be that the animal is frightened by its shadow and, thus, retreats back inside. Ground Hogs Day is my favorite holiday. No Stress Holiday. Something to look forward in celebrating the dead of winter. This date has been on the calendar long before Super Bowl. So true Ground Hog Day has been on the calendar long before the Super Bowl.
While I do not celebrate Ground Hog Day I think it is nice that you do. Food for thought for important traditions of long ago Your comment is inspiring me to take the time to slow down, to pay attention to other traditions Thanks Virginia Skip to main content. By Catherine Boeckmann. February 2, Tags groundhog day When is There are nine years without any records, and even the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce, which keeps track of these things, doesn't know what happened to Phil during those years.
Phil does a shade poorer when you check his performance against actual weather outcomes since , when the accuracy of weather records is less in question, said Tim Roche, a meteorologist at Weather Underground. The groundhog's powers of prognostication are slightly better when he doesn't see his shadow, though. In fact, Punxsutawney Phil seems to have meteorology on his side this year, as Accuweather meteorologists are forecasting some stormy weather at least in the Northeast this month, Accuweather reported.
And how does that stand up against human forecasters? That's a 50 percent accuracy rate. Don't pack away those winter clothes just yet: This morning famed groundhog forecaster Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning winter temperatures in will continue for six more weeks—if you believe that sort of thing. See Groundhog Day pictures.
Tradition has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day—always February 2—winter weather will continue for six more weeks across the United States. But if Phil doesn't see his shadow, then spring temperatures are just around the corner. See "No Winter by ? Study Offers Grim Forecast for U.
Thousands of revelers converged on Punxsutawney this morning to hear the overweight groundhog's prediction. This year "immortal" Punxsutawney Phil—supposedly born no later than the 19th century—broadcast his Groundhog Day prediction in some decidedly 21st-century ways. On the Pennsylvania-tourism Facebook page, Punxsutawney Phil fans responded to his prognostication with lots of "nos" and "boos. In which case I am pushing the dislike button. People interested in Punxsutawney Phil's prediction also had the option of receiving his forecast by text message or through Twitter.
Unfortunately, many of the Groundhog Day text messages didn't go out on time, and the Twitter account for visitpa. In the early days of Christianity in Europe, clergy would distribute blessed candles to the faithful on February 2 in honor of Candlemas, a holiday celebrating the Virgin Mary's presentation of Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem 40 days after his birth. Along the way, February 2 also became associated with weather prediction, perhaps due to its proximity to the pagan Celtic festival of Imbolc—also a time of meteorological superstition—which falls on February 1.
Tradition held that the weather on Candlemas was important: Clear skies meant an extended winter. Legend has it that the Romans also believed that conditions during the first days of February were good predictors of future weather, but the empire looked to hedgehogs for their forecasts. These two traditions melded in Germany, and the result was brought over to the United States by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
Lacking hedgehogs, the German settlers substituted native groundhogs in the ritual, and Groundhog Day was born.
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