http://nhpr.org en http://nhpr.org/post/groundhog-day-all-over-again <p>This humble, sleepy animal annually thrust into the glare of a thousand camera flashes in Pennsylvania by otherwise rational men wearing stovepipe hats has many different common names: Woodchuck, Groundhog, Whistling pig and Marmot. It’s actually the largest member of the squirrel family found in New England, related closely to western marmots.</p><p>The etymology of the name “woodchuck” is unrelated to "wood" or to "chucking." The name stems from its Algonquian origins or possibly Cree Indian name: "<em>Wu-chak</em>".</p> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:36:55 +0000 Dave Anderson 21168 at http://nhpr.org Groundhog Day – All Over Again