And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons , which the Father hath put in his own power. Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons , filling our hearts with food and gladness. But of the times and the seasons , brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. Now that we have all this modern technology and the satellite pictures we don't really need the Ground Hog.
Woodchucks are the best-known hibernators among mammals.
There they stay without moving until March. Ground squirrels, jumping mice, and some bats also hibernate, for four to seven months. Bears are less perfect hibernators. In the southern United States they remain active all through the year. In the North, black bears hibernate when winter comes, but when the cubs are born, their mothers care for them and nurse them.