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> Ophelia wrote:
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>> > "Ophelia" > wrote
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>> >> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote
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>> >>> Here is the groundhog day FAQ Ophelia:
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>> >>> http://www.groundhog.org/faq/history.shtml
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>> >> Thank you Michael. So a groundhog is what we know as a hedgehog?
>> >
>> > Oh, not like any hedgehog I've ever seen! They're bigger
>> > than housecats. And no quill type things, just fur. Google
>> > on the word groundhog, 3 pictures pop right up.
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>> Ok I have looked. They look a bit like chipmunks to me Thanks
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> Think of something a bit like a land beaver but a bit smaller and
> without the paddle-type tail. I would guess that a big groundhog will
> weight up to 10 -15 lbs, perhaps more. they remind be a little bit of
> a
> ferret in the way that they move.

Thanks John I know what a ferret is like)