These burrows are not only potentially helpful to soils for aeration and nutrient recycling, but they are often used by other burrowing animals such as foxes, opossums, raccoons, and skunks. Groundhogs are important intermediaries in the food chain. But they also may eat things we consider pests, such as grubs, other insects, and snails. They are even reported to eat other small animals such as baby birds. However, baby groundhogs sometimes do fall prey to raptors such as hawks, owls, and eagles.
Pregnancy goes by fast for them. Groundhog mating season is in the early spring and, after only a month-long pregnancy, mother groundhogs typically give birth to a litter of two to six blind, hairless babies. Young groundhogs are called kits, pups, or sometimes chucklings.
Groundhog families disperse in the fall, and the young reach sexual maturity by two years. Groundhogs typically live three to six years in the wild, but have been reported to live for up to fourteen years in captivity. Try This!
Explore More. Groundhog pups stay with their mom until around two months old and then they're off on their own. Common Name: Groundhog. Scientific Name: Marmota monax. Type: Mammals. Diet: Herbivore. Size: Head and body: Weight: 13 pounds. Explore more! Amazing animals videos Watch to discover interesting facts about animals from all over the world.
Save the Earth tips Save the Earth tips. Resolution must be less than 3, by 3, pixels. Email address :. Excellent hearing. Legs are short and stocky. Forepaws are equipped with long claws ideal for digging. Dense and woolly pelage can vary from tawny to dark brown. The stomach fur is lighter in colour.
Tail is quite short and not very thick. Marks its habitat The groundhog prefers rolling land that is well-drained and located near woodlots, such as prairies, pastures, cultivated fields and brushwood. Little whistlers Born blind and naked, baby groundhogs remain in the den for the first four weeks. A hearty appetite The groundhog is an herbivore and feeds primarily on wild vegetation.
Summer During the summer, the Groundhog likes to loll about in the sun when taking a break from its main activity:nbsp; the upkeep of its den. Fall By the beginning of fall, the Groundhog continues stuffing itself with food to build up its fat supply for the winter. Winter The groundhog is one of the rare mammals living in the northern regions of the Americas to truly hibernate. The Man Who Talks with Wolves Michel Pageau and his wife Louise have devoted their lives to caring for injured wild animals and returning them to their natural habitat.
Le Refuge Pageau French website. MRS Par BARB, , 16h12 After the wood chuck is gone permanently is it possible for you lawn to dip in as saturated water closes up the burrows?
Par Kubina, , 16h12 Hi groundhog who made its burrow under our shed three weeks ago I left some carrots for it and they were gone we don't know if it's a male or a female and so I went and bought more carrots and I put them out there and it's been three weeks since the groundhog has not taken them I haven't seen the groundhog I used to see next-door eating the apples etc.
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