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Birmingham Jill the 2021 Groundhog Day forecaster. (Birmingham Zoo) Smith Lake Jake and Birmingham Jill are back in business! On January 31 and February 2, the two furry friends are set to make their weather projections for the year. Keep reading to learn more about these events and how you can celebrate Groundhog Day. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Zoo held its annual Groundhog Day celebration Friday with its 1-year-old opossum predicting whether or not spring will come early. The Birmingham Zoo announced Tuesday that Pinto, a Virginia opossum nicknamed “Birmingham Jill” would take over the task of looking for her shadow. GROUNDHOG DAY CELEBRATION WITH A TWIST! . Due to Birmingham Bill going through hibernation at this time, the Birmingham Zoo will be having a prediction with one of the Zoo’s opossums, a native All different types of animals are used all around the world for weather predictions. Even here at the zoo, we have used different animals such as an opossum and owl for Groundhog’s Day during years that Jamie Bill was still asleep.” — Rebekah Lane, Zoo Manager in Ambassador Animals, The Birmingham Zoo BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Zoo will joined the nationwide festivities of Groundhog Day but will include a special twist. The zoo announced before the event that Birmingham Bill would continue his hibernation and the 2021 weather prediction would come from the zoo’s opossum, Birmingham Jill. Our Opossum, Birmingham Jill, is getting prepped and ready for her weather prediction at our Groundhog Day With A Twist celebration! . Prediction starts at 10am! Join us now at the Birmingham Zoo! . #Opossum Lead Animal Care Professional in Ambassador Animals, Rebekah L. Where is Birmingham Bill? A tradition at the Birmingham Zoo since 1990, the annual winter Groundhog Day forecast was made famous in the Magic City by the Zoo’s lovable and cuddly groundhog Birmingham Bill. According to Bhamwiki, the first Groundhog Day celebration in Birmingham began thirty-one years ago at the zoo in 1990. 黎 groundhog day at the zoo! Join us for Winter Wake-Up: A Hibernation Celebration on Groundhog Day, Sunday, February 2 from 9:00am until 2:00pm! . Due to the Zoo’s resident groundhog Birmingham Bill Who: Celebrity groundhog and meteorologist extraordinaire, Birmingham Bill What: All Alabamians want to know: will Birmingham Bill see his shadow or not? On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, the Birmingham Zoo will host its annual Groundhog Day prediction to reveal if Alabama will have six more weeks of winter. Visitors will have the chance to Zoo Mission: Inspiring Passion for the Natural World 2630 Cahaba Road • Birmingham, AL 35223 • 205.879.0409 • www.birminghamzoo.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2013 Alabama’s Must See Attraction! Zoo Mission: Inspiring Passion for the Natural World 2630 Cahaba Road • Birmingham, AL 35223 • 205.879.0409 • www.birminghamzoo.com At this year’s Groundhog Day celebration at the Birmingham Zoo, there was a twist: groundhog Birmingham Bill was given the choice to sleep in. “Here at the Birmingham Zoo, we hold animal welfare to the highest standard as we possibly can,” said Rebekah Lane, who led the zoo event. “And every year, we continue to [] Groundhog Day at Birmingham Zoo. Posted by al.com on Sunday, February 2, 2020. Birmingham Bill last made a weather prediction on Feb. 2, 2018. In 2019, an oppossum substituted for him. This year BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Zoo held its annual Groundhog Day celebration Friday with its 1-year-old opossum predicting whether or not spring will come early. The Birmingham Zoo announced Tuesday that Pinto, a Virginia opossum nicknamed “Birmingham Jill” would take over the task of looking for her shadow. Where is Birmingham Bill? A tradition at the Birmingham Zoo since 1990, the annual winter Groundhog Day forecast was made famous in the Magic City by the Zoo’s lovable and cuddly groundhog Birmingham Bill. According to Bhamwiki, the first Groundhog Day celebration in Birmingham began thirty-one years ago at the zoo in 1990. All different types of animals are used all around the world for weather predictions. Even here at the zoo, we have used different animals such as an opossum and owl for Groundhog’s Day during years that Jamie Bill was still asleep.” — Rebekah Lane, Zoo Manager in Ambassador Animals, The Birmingham Zoo Birmingham Bill is the Birmingham Zoo's ceremonial groundhog. He was the featured part of a ceremony held on Groundhog Day.. The original Birmingham Bill lived to be 10 years old, and passed away on February 13, 1996, 11 days after his final forecast. Cost: The Groundhog’s Day event is included with the purchase of a general admission ticket on February 2, 2014. For more information about the Birmingham Zoo, please visit www.birminghamzoo.com. Cost: The Groundhog Day event is included with the purchase of a general admission ticket on February 2, 2016. Approximately 950 animals of 230 species call the Birmingham Zoo home, including sea lions, BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Zoo will joined the nationwide festivities of Groundhog Day but will include a special twist. The zoo announced before the event that Birmingham Bill would continue his hibernation and the 2021 weather prediction would come from the zoo’s opossum, Birmingham Jill.
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