is punxsutawney phil taken care of?
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The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle doesn't just hold fast to Phil's meds and administer them to their beloved groundhog; they also take care of Phil for the entire year, plan each year's big ceremony in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and sport some truly styling top hats and tuxedos at each ceremony.
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What time will the groundhog come out? Phil is set to emerge at around 12:20pm this afternoon.
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Groundhog Day 2020: Punxsutawney Phil sees no shadow, predicts early spring. For many in the Lower 48, it's been a year without a winter. Temperatures have stayed well above average, while snow has been scarce.
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The various incarnations of Punxsutawney Phil have seen their shadow 103 times (more winter) and reported no shadow, or early springs, 20 times (including this year). And in 1942, apparently, Phil saw a partial shadow, which was counted as "no shadow," according to Stormfax Almanac.
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To start, there's his age: The average groundhog lives for four to six years, but Deeley insists that Phil is 134 years old. It's the result of the mysterious elixir the groundhog drinks every summer, each gulp of which extends his life span by seven years.
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Wonky has died. ... As many of you know, Wonky has been one of our regular characters here at Djuma and on WildEarth for a long long time. In fact nobody can say when he first moved onto this land, but it is was a long time ago. He lived a life of relative solitude.
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2. It's "groundhog punch" that keeps him so young. Phil stays so young by way of a magical "Groundhog Punch" that he's fed every summer at the annual Groundhog Picnic (just a sip) that apparently extends his life for another seven years.
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In 1887, a newspaper editor belonging to a group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney called the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club declared that Phil, the Punxsutawney groundhog, was America's only true weather-forecasting groundhog.
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6. He has a wife, Phyllis. Phil lives in that library with his wife, Phyllis. Yes, Punxsutawney Phil has his own little groundhog wife, and her name is Phyllis.
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But it's time for Punxsutawney to stop terrorizing an innocent rodent, says animal-rights group PETA. Instead, says the organization, Punxsutawney Phil should be replaced with an animatronic groundhog that uses AI to actually predict the weather.
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According to the legend: If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring. That's how the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club describes the Feb.
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This is because he lives in a climate-controlled environment. In the wild, groundhogs are signaled when to hibernate by the change in the daylight hours. In Phil's burrow, the lights are consistent year-round and so is the temperature. He is fed and cared for every day, so he does not have to search for food.
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Subscribe today. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, the legend goes, there will be six more weeks of winter. If not, expect an early spring. But ahead of Phil's annual forecast on Sunday, the world's largest animal rights organization is calling for the meteorological marmot to retire.
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Pogs are still around, however, and actually very successful, though not in any toy store, or anywhere else you would expect. In 2001, during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, commanders and base leaders realized they had a problem.
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Since 1887, Phil and his predecessors have seen their shadow 104 times, and not seen it only 19 times. According to the Stormfax Almanac, which has been tracking Phil's predictions since 1887, Phil has been correct only 39% of the time.
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As the legend goes, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Feb. 2, six more weeks of winter weather lay ahead; no shadow indicates an early spring.
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During the rest of the year, he lives in the Punxsutawney Library with his “wife" Phyllis. A special group known as the “Inner Circle" takes care of Phil year-round. The Inner Circle is also responsible for planning Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, the site of the largest Groundhog Day celebration in America.