Groundhogs can be found in the central U.S ... In fact, the badger is so popular in Wisconsin it's image is on the state flag, and the badger serves as the mascot for the University of Wisconsin.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If you only saw them on their big day every February, you might think that groundhogs are pretty shy animals. They're actually anything but.

Image caption, Punxsutawney Phil after making ... the tradition moved stateside with a groundhog replacing the badger. The first official Groundhog Day took place in 1887 in Punxsutawney.

Donor-Advised Funds Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift. Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, ...

Just like last year and the year before that, the world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has been ...

The legendary groundhog's early morning prediction was livestreamed in a virtual event this year Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...