The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or land-beaver in some areas, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the groundhog is a lowland creature. It is widely distributed in North America and common in the northeastern and central United States and Canada. Groundhogs are found as far north as Alaska, with their habitat extending southeast to Georgia.
Questions usually asked by inquisitive children, such as: Why are we here? Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Son: Dad, How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Dad: A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.