Where Are Groundhogs Called Whistle Pigs?
The Name Whistle-Pig, Which Is Most Common in Appalachia, Stems from Groundhogs' Habit of Making a High-Pitched Whistling Sound, Usually as a Warning to Other...
The name whistle-pig, which is most common in Appalachia, stems from groundhogs' habit of making a high-pitched whistling sound, usually as a warning to other groundhogs when they feel threatened. (The pig is similar to how we refer to woodchucks' rodent-cousin the guinea pig.)
What states call groundhogs whistle pigs?
Woodchucks in Massachusetts
Often called “groundhogs” or “whistle-pigs,” they are not in the pig family at all. Woodchucks are burrowing members of the squirrel family, which includes tree squirrels, flying squirrels, and chipmunks. In the western U.S., there are five related species called “marmots.”
Where do whistle Pigs live?
The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. The groundhog is a lowland creature of North America; it is found through much of the eastern United States, across Canada and into Alaska.
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