It was named after Aloysius Groundhog III, a kind and selfless rodent, known for his inter-species tolerance. Aloysius was the 3rd son of the 4th litter of Aloysius II and Agnes Groundhog. He earned rodent sainthood by welcoming with open paws all of the rats, mice, shrews and moles that came to the New World on the Mayflower and working to achieve peace and harmony among rodents. He was killed and eaten by Squanto at the First Thanksgiving. Humans, unable to pass up an opportunity to trivialize and exploit another species, have completely forgotten the true origin of St. Groundhog's Day, and have taken to using the remarkable weather-predicting ability of the groundhogs as a way of covering up their collective guilt over Squanto's First Thanksgiving dinner.
Rodents are perhaps the most stable and successful of all orders of mammals.
Rodents have proven their value to man and womankind throughout history. They eat nasty pests and provide sustenance for the larger order animals that we carnivores like to consume. Countless rodents have been martyred in laboratories to provide humans with a better hand lotion and various other so-called good causes. In spite of their success and value, rodents are perhaps the most misunderstood animals on this planet. The fact that they carry and transmit deadly diseases to humans has been viewed in a negative light for centuries.