Ever since
Groundhog Day debuted in 1993 starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott, I have always regarded it as a mythical figure until the day before yesterday when Paul watered the side bush and disturbed a cat-size creature in my sister's backyard. It ran away along the brick path, through the gate and disappeared.
Since it is neither a cat, nor a dog,
nor an opossum, nor a skunk, nor a racoon, Paul checked Internet and IDed the being and confirmed Hui's findings not long ago. Apparently her abundant backyard provides a haven for at leas one big guy. That has explained why some of her flowers, plants and vines were broken or chucked away, as no deer could easily venture in over her high fence.
According to Wiki,
groundhog (
Marmota monax) is also known as a
woodchuck,
whistle-pig, or
land-beaver or 土拔鼠 in some areas. It is a
rodent of
Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large
ground squirrels known as
marmots.
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