February brings Groundhog Day and the furry, kind-of-cute groundhog is in the news. Groundhogs clearly aren't related to pigs or hogs-- so what exactly are they? The groundhog (also known as a woodchuck or Eastern Marmot) is actually a large ground-dwelling rodent and is part of family of ground squirrels known as marmots.
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Some folks love it, others dread it. But no matter what your feelings about Valentine's Day, there's no avoiding it. And it's not just humans-- animals in the wild are succumbing to Cupid's arrows as well.
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Snow is falling in many parts of the Eastern U.S. today-- and the countless kids are catching snowflakes on their tongues as the play outside. And almost without fail, one question comes up.... is it true that no two snowflakes are alike?
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When winter arrives in the Arctic, the temperature drops, and the Wood Frog responds accordingly-- in a behaviour that sounds like something from a sciene fiction movie. It lets itself get deep-freezed.
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Poinsettias seem to be all around us during the the holiday season-- schools, homes, offices and everywhere in between. But how many of us have seen a poinsettia in the wild? And what's a plant doing blooming right as winter is beginning? Just where did this plant come from?
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