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Spring has sprung, and so, too, has the family of the United States's most famous groundhog. Punxsutawney Phil and his wife, Phyllis, are now officially parents.

Yes, Phil, is allegedly 138 years old. Apparently, there is not only a weather-predicting groundhog in Punxsutawney, but there is also a fountain of youth there. "The way Phil gets his life is, we have a picnic in the summertime where he will drink what's called the 'elixir of life,'" Dunkel said.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Punxsutawney Phil has made his prediction for 2024 Groundhog Day. The honorary groundhog did not see his shadow Friday morning, predicting that there will be an early spring. The day marks the 21st time Phil has not seen his shadow during the 138-year-old tradition.

According to the Stormfax Almanac, that works out to a 39% accuracy rate for Phil. In the near term, the groundhog's accuracy rate is slightly worse. According to the NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, Phil has been right about 30% of the time over the past decade.

Where does Phil live? In his burrow of course! It is a manmade zoo that is climate controlled and light regulated. It is connected with Barclay Square, the town park, and the Punxsutawney Memorial Library.

Female groundhogs' handlers say they're more accurate than Phil. In Massachusetts, officials tout Ms. G's accuracy rate of 64%, which bests Punxsutawney Phil. The most famous groundhog's accuracy rate in recent years is around 40%, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in 2023.

Well, a film blog has worked it out for you: 33 years and 350 days. WhatCulture.com calculated just how long Phil Connors spent in limbo back in 2013 to mark the film's 20th anniversary. Amazingly, the time equates to repeating the same day a torturous 12,395 times.

Convinced, Rita spends the rest of that day's loop with Phil; she encourages him to think of the loops as a blessing instead of a curse. As they lie on the bed together at night, Phil realizes that his feelings for Rita have become sincere. He wakes alone on February 2.

The center shared that his death was not a surprise, as he was almost 10 years old and experiencing heart issues related to his age. Major had been living at the center since he was rescued as a baby.

Punxsutawney Phil's babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don't call them the heirs apparent. Punxsutawney Phil's offspring now have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin. The two kits born to Phil and his partner, Phyllis, are named Sunny and Shadow.

Did Punxsutawney Phil have babies? ›

Punxsutawney Phil and wife Phyllis have two kids of their own. Born to royalty, a boy and a girl, names have been chosen to share with the world. Welcome with us as we say hello to the little girl, Sunny, and the boy, Shadow.

Phil's human handlers chose Mother's Day to announce that the two kits born this spring to Phil and his partner, Phyllis, are named Sunny and Shadow. Sunny is a female, Shadow a male. The groundhog family lives in a climate-controlled burrow at the local library.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (CBS) -- Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024, meaning an early spring is on the way. Like most Feb. 2s in the past 137 years, crowds gathered at Gobbler's Knob to hear Punxsutawney Phil make his prediction.

Since then, the beloved groundhog has seen his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter 107 times. And he's not seen his shadow, forecasting an early spring, a total of 20 times. 10 additional years have no record of Punxsutawney Phil's prediction.

Lifespan: In the wild, groundhogs can live up to six years with two or three being average. In captivity, groundhogs reportedly live up to 14 years. Breeding: Groundhogs tend to be solitary except in the spring when a litter of four to six young are born. Litters of one to nine have been recorded.

Punxsutawney Phil's babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don't call them the heirs apparent. Punxsutawney Phil's offspring now have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin. The two kits born to Phil and his partner, Phyllis, are named Sunny and Shadow.

The famous groundhog is taken care of all year by A.J. Dereume, a member of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle.

The famous weather-forecasting groundhog Phil and his wife Phyllis announced the names of their two new babies. The new baby groundhog names just might help their dad predict when spring will begin. The girl is named Sunny and the boy is named Shadow.

Phil lives in the zoo, at the civic center in the central park of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in his burrow, according to Philliber. The library is close to the zoo, and in the children's section of the library, there is a window where Phil can be viewed.