Groundhogs emerge from their burrows around Feb.4. This fits the folklore of Groundhog Day, but predicting the weather is not their objective.

Groundhog Day is Monday, Feb. 2. The answer is in his name. The groundhog is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, ...

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s ...

Groundhog Day is Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. What to know as Punxsutawney Phil makes his weather prediction from Gobbler’s Knob.

PETA is again pushing for Punxsutawney Phil to be retired from the Groundhog Day forecasting tradition. The animal rights ...

Hibernation is a remarkable adaptation that mammals living in colder regions have developed to survive the winter months when ...

The Groundhog Day ceremony, which is set to take place on Monday, Feb. 2, at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton will be closed to the public this year due to the weather.

The animal-rights group says Punxsutawney Phil should be left alone to hibernate, not brought out to predict the length of ...

PETA is offering to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a state-of-the-art hologram for Groundhog Day over concerns about his ...

Here’s what to know about the weather-forecasting tradition.

Hope’s popular Groundhog Day celebration, presented by Main Street of Hope and Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators, is just around ...