Wood Chuck
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Wood Chuck
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Woodchucks, also called groundhogs, are large rodents. They are brown with bushy tails, small ears, and short legs.
Woodchucks can grow up to 32 inches long, and weigh up to 14 pounds.
A Woodchuck's feet are usually darker brown or black.
These animals are known to live in fields, woods, lawns, and gardens.
Woodchucks are active during the day, especially in early morning and late afternoon.
Woodchucks eat mostly plants, including: grasses, clovers, plantain, Sassafras, Smooth Sumac, Flowering Dogwood, Black Cherry, and honeysuckle. Occasionally, they will eat snails, insects, baby birds, or eggs.
In the Fall, Woodchucks eat a lot so they can put on extra fat for the Winter. Woodchucks hibernate in their nest chamber. During the cold months, Woodchucks are able to slow down their breathing to one breath per minute and their heartbeat to four beats per minute. They also lower their body temperature.
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September 27th, 2013
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Comments (49)
Joni Eskridge
How cute! Bonnie’s cantaloupe comment is hysterical, though having had our peach trees robbed more than one year by these guys, I know it’s not always a laughing matter. Still cute though.
Bonnie Mason
He is really cute - until you see him rolling a cantaloupe out of your garden towards his den! lol LF
Phyllis Kaltenbach
Well, isn't he cute and fluffy and what a beautiful capture, Elizabeth!! Love it! V/F
Geraldine Scull
wonderful wood chuch image and capture, I've never seen one, they are really cute ~ l/f
Nava Jo Thompson
Elizabeth---cute capture---we have one in our backyard and we nicknames him 'grumpy'-- :) Lvf
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