Saturday, September 6, 2008

News: Authorities Nab Groundhog Imposter

Thursday, Northwestern Philadelphia, authorities with the Department of Animal Control Special Victims Unit identified and apprehended an overweight rabbit who has been posing as a groundhog for several months. The rabbit, who people in the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia know as "Sugar," has been perpetrating the fiction with some success.



"I'm, shocked," explained neighbor Julia Pheltnam, "I always asked her about the weather and gave her acorns. Now I realize why she refused to take the hat off, I thought maybe she had some mange." "Sugar" convinced locals with her "groudhoggy" mannerisms, conscientious makeup regimen, and affiliations with several marmot civic organizations. Fortunately, the charade was ended before any real damage was done. With the winter months approaching, "Sugars" faulty weather predictions could have cost people their lives.


Authorities received tips from a gopher who prefers to remain anonymous. The rabbit, who is still being referred to as "Sugar," refused to comment. She has been relocated to a petting zoo for the criminally insane.

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