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Woodchuck
Why was the woodchuck named what it is named?
The name woodchuck has nothing to do with wood. Or chucking. It is derived from the Algonquian name for the critters, wuchak. How did woodchucks get t...
Does a woodchuck actually chuck wood?
The woodchuck is an herbivore preferring tender plants to coarser bark and trees. They do not typically eat hard wood. While woodchucks do not “chuck”...