The Groundhog is a rodent. It is also called a woodchuck, beaver, or Whistle pig.  The name whistle-pig comes from the fact that, when alarmed, a groundhog will emit a high-pitched whistle as a warning to the rest of his or her colony.  The name woodchuck has nothing to do with wood. They have short, strong legs, coarse, grizzled, gray-brown fur; small ears, a short, […]