Hey morons, it isn’t weather science. You think an animal can predict when spring comes? Sounds like morons who think man can cause Global Warming...
Aristotle (no less) claimed that some animals could predict the weather. But his choice of prophet was the hedgehog. Groundhogs just don’t cut it.
“You think an animal can predict when spring comes? Sounds like morons who think man can cause Global Warming...”
Many animals definitely exhibit different behaviors/growth based on their perception of a harsher upcoming winter. The animals sense things we do not perceive. As a result you can see thicker coats and dens, more intense food searching, putting off mating to search for more food, etc.
In early history, humans learned to watch for these things and passed down the knowledge. Unfortunately most of these skills have been lost to time due to far fewer people living off the land and being directly connected to nature these days
This isn't just any animal, this is Punxsutawney Phil......