Woodchucks are called groundhogs and whistle pigs for a good reason: they spend six months gorging themselves before going into hibernation. If they don’t double their weight, they might not survive the winter.�(Thanks to Chris Maher for sharing her expertise and Ariana van den Akker for her photography.)
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