Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 is Groundhog Day     

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Top Reasons to Celebrate Groundhog Day...

• It's on nearly every calendar.

• Forecast is no less reliable than the National Weather Service.

• At least one of them critters is bound to see things your way.

• Valentine's Day is too depressing for nerds.

• As they used to say on radio: "The Shadow knows".

• It's fun to say "Punxsutawney".

• If a rodent can bring us an early spring, more power to him.

• In Michigan, either way we come out ahead.

Groundhog Facts...

The average groundhog is 20 inches long and normally weighs from 12 to 15 pounds.  Punxsutawney Phil weighs about 20 pounds and is 22 inches long.

A groundhog's diet consists of lots of greens, fruits, and vegetables and very little water.  Most of their liquids come from dewy leaves.

Groundhogs are one of the few animals that really hibernate.  Hibernation is not just a deep sleep. It is actually a deep coma, where the body temperature drops to a few degrees above freezing, the heart barely beats, the blood scarcely flows, and breathing nearly stops.

A groundhog's life span is normally 6 to 8 years.  Phil receives a drink of a magical punch every summer during the annual Groundhog Picnic, which gives him 7 more years of life.

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