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Groundhog

The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. A lowland creature of North America, it is found through much of the Eastern United States, across Canada and into Alaska. It was given its scientific name as Mus monax by Carl Linnaeus in…

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Groundhog

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related to Holiday · 31
Groundhog → Atlanta, Buckeye Chuck, Canada, Dauset Trails Nature Center, Dunkirk, Dunkirk Dave, Famous Southern, February, General Beauregard Lee, Georgia, Groundhog Day, In, Jimmy, Marion, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney
related to Reproduction · 15
Groundhog → April, As, At, August, By, Female, Groundhogs, March, May, Ohio, One, The, They, Usually, Woodchucks
related to Hibernation · 14
Groundhog → April, During, Fahrenheit, February, Groundhogs, Hibernating, In, Males, March, October, They, This, To, When
related to Behavior · 13
Groundhog → Alternatively, Barash, David, Despite, Groundhogs, It, Ken Armitage, Marmot, Other, Outside, Schoonmaker, They, When
related to Etymology · 12
Groundhog → Algonquian, Canada, Common, French Canadians, It, Lenape, Monax, Móonack, Narragansett, Northwest, The, Young
related to Archaeology · 11
Groundhog → Archaeologists, Aztalan, Indian, Jefferson County, Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Ohio, Pennsylvania, They, Ufferman Site, Wisconsin, Woodchuck
related to Natural predators · 10
Groundhog → Bent, Canada, Coyotes, Golden, Large, Likewise, Many, North America, Pennsylvania, Wild
related to External links · 9
Groundhog → Breeding, BREEDING AND EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY, Experimental Facility, FOR WOODCHUCKS, Hinterland Who's WhoWoodchuck, MARMOTA MONAX, Missouri Conservation CommissionNIH Guide, Woodchuck, Woodchucks
related to Description · 8
Groundhog → Adult, Adults, British Columbia, Groundhogs, Male, Seasonal, The, Weights
related to Diet · 8
Groundhog → An, Groundhogs, In, Instead, June, Mostly, Sciuridae, Some

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Groundhogis aimportant contributor to the maintenance of healthy soil in woodlands and plains0.90text
Groundhogis aextremely intelligent animal0.90text
Groundhogis alargest sciurid in its geographical range0.90text
burrowinginstance ofand working cooperatively to accomplish tasks0.80text
the gray wolfinstance ofCoyotes in particular are sizable enough to overpower any groundhog with the latter being the third most significant prey species per a statewide study in Pennsylvania.Large pre…0.80text
eastern cougar are likely extirpated in the east but still may hunt groundhogs on occasion in Canadainstance ofCoyotes in particular are sizable enough to overpower any groundhog with the latter being the third most significant prey species per a statewide study in Pennsylvania.Large pre…0.80text
Groundhogrelated to Animal testingGroundhogs0.60section
Groundhogrelated to Animal testingWHV0.60section
Groundhogrelated to Animal testingHumans0.60section
Groundhogrelated to Animal testingThe0.60section
Groundhogrelated to Animal testingWoodchucks0.60section
Groundhogrelated to Animal testingResearching0.60section

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