Groundhog Day Announcer: Our buddy ... So, how exactly did groundhogs become the go-to animal for predicting the weather? Bill Murray: That's not bad for a quadruped. You gotta check your mirrors.

Groundhog Day has been celebrated in US since 1887. Legend has it that if the animal doesn't see his shadow on February 2, spring will come early. This year Phil the US weather prognosticating ...

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: As we await the Milwaukee County Zoo's Groundhog Day animal rep, who would we choose? For the second year in a row, there will be no ...

Cupsutawney Phil? Michael Hornbaker, head of the Logos Academy, heroically pulled the cup off, rescuing the critter in York.

Narrator: If you only saw them on their big day every February, you might think that groundhogs are pretty shy animals. They're actually anything but. Reporter 1: What started out as a funny sight ...

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight ... Ancient people would watch the sun, stars and animal behavior to guide farming practices and other decisions, and the ...

The two baby groundhogs are Punxsutawney Phil's first children Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The ...

That's the prediction made Wednesday by Punxsutawney Phil after he emerged from his burrow in Pennsylvania to perform his Groundhog Day duties. A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more ...

“Talking animals have been part of human folklore ... For Aileigh Corbett, Groundhog Day’s festivities are familiar. It was her second year in a row traveling to Gobbler’s Knob from Pittsburgh.

Of course, regardless of Phil’s prediction, the first day of spring ... Dunkel said he spoke “groundhog-ese” — consisting of chirps, winks and nods — to the animal to learn the ...