
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 2, 1994                   TAG: 9402020101
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C7   EDITION: METRO 
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GROUNDHOG QUIZ

GROUNDHOG QUIZ What do you know? 1. True or false: Groundhogs are good swimmers. 2. Groundhogs/woodchucks are sometimes called ?????????? pigs. 3. T or F: Groundhogs only breathe once every six minutes during winter hibernation. 4. T or F: Groundhogs are being seriously studied by medical researchers. 5. T or F: Groundhogs cannot climb trees. 6. During hibernation, a groundhog's body temperature drops from 97 degrees to ?? degrees. 7. A groundhog's heartbeat drops from 100 beats a minute to about ?? beats per minute during hibernation. 8. T or F: A groundhog's front teeth grow all the time, and if they don't properly meet or if the groundhog doesn't grind them down by eating, the teeth will grow to the point where the animal is unable to eat. 9. Hopkinton, R.I., pays a bounty of 15 cents on what part of the groundhog's anatomy? 10. T or F: The groundhog maintains a special room in its den for excrement. ANSWERS: 1. True; 2. whistle; 3. True; 4. True; 5. False; 6. 47; 7. Four; 8. True; 9. Nose; 10. True.

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