A RIVAL of Punxsutawney Phil’s was killed after being dropped by a “Butterfingers” mayor in front of a screaming crowd.

County Park & Zoo said its weather predicting hedgehog Elsa died last week, putting yet another New Jersey Groundhog Day in ...

A new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Punxsutawney Phil came in near the bottom of a pack of long-time U.S.-based animal forecasters.

So while there have likely been several Punxsutawney Phils since 1886, the Groundhog Club doesn't publicize that information, ...

And you can’t test an animal for rabies unless it’s dead, he added. Bereft, the wranglers began an epic and exhaustive quest for a legal groundhog. The emotionally taxing journey proved harder ...