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Groundhogs

Marmota monax

Description:

The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or in some areas as a land-beaver, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the woodchuck is a lowland creature. It is widely distributed in North America and common in the northeastern and central United States. Groundhogs are found as far north as Alaska, with their habitat extending southeast to Georgia.

Notes:

This is two of seven babies that were born under my storage building.

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4 Comments

Wonderful !

RhiannonGeraughty
RhiannonGeraughty 11 years ago

Thanks Karen and Ava!! Glad to have happened upon this site! Ava, I followed your suggestion and added the babies to the Mission.

Thanks,
Rhiannon

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Great spot!
Welcome to the Community Rhiannon!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah, RhiannonGeraughty. This is such a cute picture! Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

RhiannonGeraughty
Spotted by
RhiannonGeraughty

Missouri, USA

Spotted on May 12, 2011
Submitted on Jul 16, 2012

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