GROUNDHOG (Marmota monax) aka Woodchuck, Whistle-pig, Land-beaver
https://www.fws.gov/chesapeakenutriaproject/Biology.html
"The groundhog typically measures 16 to 26 inches long, including a 6-inch tail and weighing 4 to 9 lbs. In areas with fewer natural predators and large amounts of food, groundhogs can grow to 30 in[ches] and 31 lbs. Groundhogs are well adapted for digging, with short but powerful limbs and curved, thick claws.
Groundhogs are excellent burrowers. They hydrate through eating leafy plants rather than from a natural water source.
One litter is produced annually, usually containing 2–6 young, who are weaned and ready to seek their own dens at five to six weeks of age."
more about color here:
http://www.hww.ca/en/wildlife/mammals/woodchuck.html
"The groundhog typically measures 16 to 26 inches long, including a 6-inch tail and weighing 4 to 9 lbs. In areas with fewer natural predators and large amounts of food, groundhogs can grow to 30 in[ches] and 31 lbs. Groundhogs are well adapted for digging, with short but powerful limbs and curved, thick claws.
Groundhogs are excellent burrowers. They hydrate through eating leafy plants rather than from a natural water source.
One litter is produced annually, usually containing 2–6 young, who are weaned and ready to seek their own dens at five to six weeks of age."
more about color here:
http://www.hww.ca/en/wildlife/mammals/woodchuck.html
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