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Woodchucks here come in three different varieties: light brown, dark brown, and all black (melanistic). Woodchucks, also called groundhogs or whistle pigs, are herbivores that will eat legumes, vegetables, berries and other fruit, and fresh produce—to the frustration of many gardeners.
More broadly, woodchucks are rodents, sharing the order with beavers and mice. They also are squirrels, counting chipmunks and tree squirrels as kin. In fact, they are large ground squirrels and related to prairie dogs.
19 Ιουν 2017 · These cute large rodents (thus a mammal) are entertaining to look at, but potentially dangerous and disruptive. A member of the squirrel family, it is also known as the “ground hog” or whistle pig. According to Scientific American, Groundhogs are also variously referred to as woodchucks, whistle-pigs, or land-beavers.
Woodchucks damage garden vegetables and fruits, eat ornamental flowers, and debark trees. Their burrows can undermine foundations and fences and pose a hazard to equipment, animals, and people. They give birth in April and May with litters averaging four to five pups.
How to Prevent or Resolve Conflicts with Woodchucks. Woodchucks may eat plants and vegetables from your gardens, and fencing may be needed. Learn more about how to prevent or resolve conflicts with woodchucks. Back to top
2 Φεβ 2022 · Groundhogs in Maine: Habits, hibernation, and keeping them out of the garden. On this Groundhog Day, Maine researchers explain why folks don’t see woodchucks until late February, and how to handle them if they become a nuisance.
Woodchucks’ social habits may have changed over millennia, depending on the availability of good habitat. Today, human changes to the landscape may be forcing them into greater sociality. Mother woodchucks sometimes suppress reproduction in their female young by stressing them (e.g. chasing them, displacing them from food and sleep)!
