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More proof that groundhogs aren't ground-bound

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Susan Traxel Martin sent me this shot of a tree-climbing groundhog, which was sent scurrying by Martin's dog Ranger.

Until a friend sent me a similar picture last summer I had no idea that groundhogs could do anything but waddle and dig. But, clearly, they are multi-talented.

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# 1

[August 29, 2007 6:31 AM]

Charles Arnold

As a teenager I have seen them climb low tree branches. This was to get a better advantage for sunning and protecting themselves from preditors.

# 2

[August 31, 2007 1:53 PM]

Tobe

Groundhogs will also climb trees for food. I used to work at a apple orchard and often seen them in the trees eating apples

# 3

[September 12, 2007 2:58 PM]

Sandy Cathcart : →http://sandycathcart.blogspot.com

I love this photo! I had no idea groundhogs could climb. I'm not sure I would have known what it was . . . seeing it in a tree like that.

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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.

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