{"id":154000000139,"date":"2020-01-27T19:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/duluth-suwanee\/?p=154000000139"},"modified":"2020-01-27T19:22:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T19:22:43","slug":"teaching-your-preschooler-about-groundhog-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/duluth\/2020\/01\/27\/teaching-your-preschooler-about-groundhog-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Your Preschooler about Groundhog Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on February 2nd, Phil makes his prediction about when spring is coming. Who is Phil? He\u2019s a furry little groundhog, and he\u2019s been making his predictions since 1887. This February will be his 130th anniversary! The tradition began with badgers and sacred bears making the weather predictions, but in recent years, the groundhog has been adopted instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How big are groundhogs? Bigger than you may think! They\u2019re typically eight to ten pounds when they\u2019re fully grown. They dig burrows for homes, and these homes can reach anywhere from eight to sixty-six feet long. It\u2019s in these burrows that they hibernate through the long winter months. Groundhogs are known as \u201ctrue hibernators\u201d and they can reduce their heartbeat to five beats per minute and their body temperature can reach as low as 41\u00b0 Fahrenheit when at their deepest hibernation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When the groundhog emerges from hibernation, he looks out to see if it\u2019s safe to wake up from hibernation for good. If he sees his shadow, he is startled, and returns to his burrow for six more weeks. If he doesn\u2019t see his shadow, he knows that winter is over, and spring is coming!<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, in the years that have been recorded, Phil has seen his shadow ninety-seven times, and he has not seen it sixteen times. In these years, Phil\u2019s accuracy reaches only 39%. Despite his low accuracy, people still flock to watch him make his predictions every year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to watch Phil make his prediction in 2020, you can tune in live at <\/span>www.visitpa.com\/groundhog-day-live-stream\/<\/span><\/a>. Will we get an early spring, or will we have six more weeks of winter? We\u2019ll find out on February 2nd!<\/span>
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