Happy Groundhog Day! Did you know that all groundhogs are marmots, but not all marmots are groundhogs? They’re both part of the Sciuridae family, which is a fancy way of saying they’re enormous squirrels. But groundhogs prefer lowland fields and forests, while marmots love high altitudes and lounging on rocky slopes or alpine meadows. Marmots are larger and louder, warning hikers with a loud, piercing whistle. Groundhogs, by contrast, are quieter and more reserved, focusing on digging burrows an
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Happy Groundhog Day! Did you know that all groundhogs are marmots, but not all marmots are groundhogs? They’re both part of the Sciuridae family, which is a fancy way of saying they’re enormous squirrels. But groundhogs prefer lowland fields and forests, while marmots love high altitudes and lounging on rocky slopes or alpine meadows. Marmots are larger and louder, warning hikers with a loud, piercing whistle. Groundhogs, by contrast, are quieter and more reserved, focusing on digging burrows an
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