The Groundhog

I bet you don’t know what a groundhog is! I didn’t know what it was too, until last summer when I went to Canada. We stayed at our friend’s cabin on a gorgeous little lake near Montreal. We saw so many wild animals like deers, turkeys and groundhogs. It was the first time seeing one, it was so cute! Groundhogs are large rodent that can be called woodchuck, they have reddish-brown fur, and they hibernate during winter. He lived under my friend’s house, he used to come out from his burrow in the mornings and in the evenings to eat clovers. We believe that there was his whole family living under us. We believed this because the one picking out in the morning was different from the one picking out in the evening.

FUN FACTS

1) Groundhog’s are the largest members of the squirrel family!

2) When groundhogs are threatened , they can make a high pitch whistling noise!

3) They are famous for their complex underground burrows, witch can multiple chambers and tunnels, and a separate room for a bathroom! Some burrows con be up to 280m long and 6m deep.

Chilling with my neighbours 😎

Where can you find a ground in the wild? North America

What do groundhogs eat? They are herbivores and occasionally some insects, bird’s eggs and baby birds

How big is a groundhog? their length c40-65cm from nose to tail, and can weight up to 2.3-6.4kg

This is paradise 🤩 So much clover!