Groundhog whistle call

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Woodchucks use a whistle call to sound the alarm when a predator or other threat is spotted. They don’t alarm nearly as much as other marmots, but they use their whistle enough to have earned the nickname “whistle pig” (although the yellow-bellied marmot shares this nickname in the west). Why do woodchucks sound the alarm even when they live alone? One reason may be that woodchucks usually live close to other woodchucks, and even though they are competing for resources it is still advantageous to all be on the lookout for predators. There is also fascinating evidence that woodchucks listen closely for alarm calls from other small mammals, especially eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus), and that chipmunks may also use woodchuck alarm calls as an alert system.
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@andrewjackson2677 3 года назад

This is their early-season call for mating. The males always wake up before the females and start searching for partners, but usually just find other males in the beginning, which leads to battles for territory 😆. They start doing these calls to attract mates until the season is over after a month or so

@puffthemagicgarden8863 3 года назад

I’m glad groundhog expert like you are here to help us understand the groundhogs!! You are absolutely right! I saw two groundhogs right in front of this hole kissing each other!!! I’ll share that video soon! 😂

@andrewjackson2677 3 года назад

Puff The Magic Garden 😂. I have just researched them a lot since I’ve had them in my property like you do. This year two fox families are back with a bunch of puppies and they are taking over the yard. They are digging up a lot of groundhog holes and making them bigger for their families, so the groundhogs aren’t around as much. I see them every couple days, and they eat the veggies I leave for them, but it seems the foxes have begun to take over this part of the property for now

@andrewjackson2677 3 года назад

Puff The Magic Garden oh and yes, they do a kind of groundhog Eskimo kiss when they greet each other!

@puffthemagicgarden8863 3 года назад

That is so interesting!! I’d like to learn more! I do research on groundhogs too but there’s not much information out there. Thank you for your explanation!

@puffthemagicgarden8863 3 года назад

Aww, foxes are taking over. I only have one fox visiting at night. I hope your groundhogs are safe

@vociferateforme 2 месяца назад

Lmao scared the groundhog in my yard with this.

@cattailer1077 3 года назад

Never knew they verbally communicated so distinctly🥰

@tonyeasley3227 3 года назад

I have a mama and two babies living outside my girlfriend apartment. She's doing this right now while the female baby is looking at me from the hole.

@cattailer1077 3 года назад

@@tonyeasley3227 ...aw. so cute. Lucky you!

@desellis8117 Год назад

They can be pets also! As they're just overgrown hamsters XD with LONGER lifespans (up to 14 years in captivity with proper diet and healthcare) a licensed USDA TN ranch called "Fraizer Farms Exotics" sell hand-reared, bottle baby Groundhog pups for $750.00 ( as of 2023) includes a care/health guide and some starter pet accessories! They've been doing this over 10 years now. Can't wait to get my own next year!

@chumdog90 3 года назад

That is a very unique sound. Looks like they even use their teeth to make the sound. They are amazing creatures.

@puffthemagicgarden8863 3 года назад

Agree! Thank you for visiting!

@jacquir8331 3 года назад

I love the whistle sound I could listen to that all day!

@Stefanie19287 3 года назад

I knew they had a warning call but i've never heard that before, sounds like a bird. Very interesting 😯 Thank you for sharing.

@theexplores3381 3 года назад

A a a a a a a a a a a a

@desellis8117 Год назад

@lightblueCheng1981 3 года назад

好像小鳥的叫聲啊！意外的好秀氣~好萌的反差

@krisgeorge8201 2 года назад

💜

@wyattmccoy4959 3 года назад

I'm in my backyard playing this and there is actually a groundhog in my backyard and he's racing his head up when he hears the whistles

@puffthemagicgarden8863 3 года назад

Haha, I did the same thing!! They really have reactions to the whistles!

@TheHanayamaClan 2 года назад

Mine didnt whistle though

@TheHanayamaClan 2 года назад

Mine just froze

@glowil7883 2 года назад

@@puffthemagicgarden8863 I did the same thing...mine popped up on his hind legs and looked around lol!

@glampingwithlyla 2 года назад

Omg SAME!!! I named ours Travis🤣

@racheljolley26352 2 года назад

Well, I’ve never heard a gh make a noise like that before! And I certainly didn’t equate that to a mating call, thought he was just replying to the birds! 🤣💋♥️

@PlatoonGoon 3 года назад

1:14 damn he broke the 4th wall

@bridgettewood1713 2 года назад

What a mess of a groundhog!! So loud with that warning whistel!

@steffir9506 2 года назад

It's very loud. I had a mama and 4 babies in my yard but didn't know it until a few months ago. I let the dogs out, and I saw the big dog chase something big and brown across the yard. I went outside to look, and I heard the whistle without the chatter. It was very loud and piercing. It sounded like a smoke detector only louder. I finally followed the sound to a foot wide area between our privacy fence and the neighbor's fence that I have blocked with a baby gate so the dogs can't get back there. It was a huge mama groundhog, I mean HUGE, it was twice the size of my 16lb cat. It was so strange to hear that loud sound coming from that critter! I think she was calling to her younguns, warning them of danger. She was not friendly looking at all! She looked scared, mad, and ready to fight. I have not seen any other adult groundhogs, only the 4 little ones around and under the neighbor's shed, so I don't think she was calling for a mate. They mate in February after hibernation, and their gestational period is 33 days.

@veganforlife1203 3 года назад

Beautiful sound😊👍🍀🍀🍀🍀💚💙💛💜💞

@piratepudge7453 3 года назад

Ground HOOOOWWWWWWWGGGG WHIIIEEEEEEESTTLLEEE PIIIIEEEEGG!

@salamandergamer2063 10 месяцев назад

I bet they evolved to sound like birds to avoid predators

@user-sg8gx9ot2o 6 месяцев назад

God probably made him make that special sound.

@surryhouse Год назад

Last week I heard what I thought was children screaming, we don't have full time neighbors just occasional weekend Neighbors. I went outside to see if the neighbors had arrived early for a weekend stay, and it was two ground hogs fighting or mating, I'm not sure which. One groundhog was chasing the other and jumped on its back. The one trying to get away rolled down the hill and landed against our dog fence, it laid there a bit before it got up and ran off. We have a family of groundhogs living in the hill beside our house, I see them more this time of year as they come out to eat the tender leaves on the new plants, they can strip a black berry bush in no time.

@elnabjelland-hughes8172 3 года назад

I never knew they had a mating call - thank you for sharing this very informative video 😊💕💕

@heatherw.671 2 года назад

I had quite the encounter with a groundhog today. I came out of the garage and she was running down the driveway, but instead of running away from me as most animals would, she kept running right at me. I had no idea that she had decided to nest in the space between our stone wall and deck, and she came about a foot close to me at full run, and I thought she was attacking me, but suddenly she turned and dived into that space. So I got a live trap out and caught her in 10 minutes with peanut butter. She wasn't too happy at first, but I took in the garage and started playing some praise and worship music and singing to her and she seemed to love it. We finally took her to a nearby marsh land and let her go. I'm sure she was happy to be free again. I've never heard that whistle, even though we have groundhogs around us. (We are near a wooded area with a water source and fields with lots of shrubs and berry trees.) That's quite the sound they make! Oh no! I'm playing this outside at night. I hope I don't draw more groundhogs with that sound, lol!

@YungWaffle 2 года назад

There better off dead they tear up every damn thing in ur yard

@etoiledumatin2831 2 месяца назад

How did you do to get it? I have one in my back yard my kids really scare they can not play anymore on the back yard need some one to get it please

@nicolasgiant3993 Год назад

jejejejej me encanta como ellos agarran sus comiditas , son hermosos y muy juguetones 🥰🥰🥰

@jamesthompson5935 Год назад

Use this to get the groundhog out of the hole to meet its end.

@krisgeorge8201 2 года назад

我喜欢，谢谢。 💜

@noahspader7782 3 месяца назад

was chilling reading a book and a lil hog came in my backyard so i’m tryna reel him in with this

@dragmier8701 3 года назад

I used it in my backyard and the squirrels went crazy and were screaming

@TripleD303 10 месяцев назад

This needs a remix by @TheKiffness

@jmeearle8877 Год назад

This video helps me get my dog everytime she gets loose! Thank you!

@WoodiesPurpose55 3 года назад

We never heard a "whistle" like that from our woodchucks though ----. Very interesting!?

@puffthemagicgarden8863 3 года назад

your woodchucks probably feel super safe in your area where no perpetrators are present :)

@kathymerski8477 3 года назад

I have heard that sound at night and I was going crazy trying to figure out what was making it. I thought maybe a groundhog. We have always had them on the property. Thanks now my mystery is over. The whistle call is it.