Groundhog aka Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
by National Geo
The groundhog is one of 14 species of marmots. These rodents live a feast-or-famine lifestyle and gorge themselves all summer to build up plentiful reserves of fat. After the first frost, they retreat to their underground burrows and snooze until spring, drawing their sustenance from body fat. While hibernating, the animal’s heart rate plunges, and its body temperature is not much warmer than the temperature inside its burrow.
Groundhog hibernation gave rise to the popular American custom of Groundhog Day, held on the second of February every year. Tradition dictates that if a groundhog sees its shadow that day, there will be six more weeks of winter, though such a prediction seems a sure bet over much of the groundhog’s North American range.
Groundhogs are the largest members of the squirrel family. Though they are usually seen on the ground, they can climb trees and are also capable swimmers. These rodents frequent the areas where woodlands meet open spaces, like fields, roads, or streams. Here they eat grasses and plants as well as fruits and tree bark. Groundhogs are the bane of many a gardener. They can decimate a plot while voraciously feeding during the summer and fall seasons. In the spring, females welcome a litter of perhaps a half dozen newborns, which stay with their mother for several months…
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(photos: T - Marumari; BL - Melissa Farlow; BM - EIC; BR - Medeis)
Hahahaha, this song came on which is really relevant to my conversations tonight.
these past few days have been as wonderful as this evening’s sunset
Edit to that last ask:
I’m very happy that someone awesome corrected my understanding. So i would consider myself as pansexual.
Do you define your sexuality? (Gay, bi, straight, pans, ext?) As I've become more awakened, I've dropped all of the labels when it comes to sexuality.. I was wondering if the same happened for you.
I recently learned the term ‘non-binary’ which i like a LOT. I would usually just describe myself as being bi because it’s easier but it’s not very true anymore. Same thing with me, i did a huge change these last two years and i thought about that a lot which altered my views for sure =]
Trigger warning, blood in this picture. (This is the LAST one i promise).
This is right after i removed a needle which hit a vein. It was crazy that so much blood could come from such a tiny hole x3 It managed to get all on the other side of my chin as well. 
How come there are so many posts about girls always being beautiful no matter what they look like or their size but no posts on telling guys it’s okay to be small?
Well this is it.
ALL GUYS OUT THERE, IF YOU’RE TINY DOWN THERE, IT’S OKAY. YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL NO MATTER WHAT!
the-lock-and-key replied to your post: Lol, i hit a vein with one and it bled ALL OVER ME.
dude i did that when i tried to do my second lip piercing
Isnt it ridiculous?!?!?!?!
I’d NEVER guess that so much blood could come from a little piercing hole. I might upload a picture of myself covered in blood later :P
