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On Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, the Zoo’s Humboldt penguins will be taking over the duties for the annual weather prediction on Groundhog Day. Check out our feathered friends’ forecast! The Zoo’s most recent groundhog, Gordy, passed away in 2023; the Zoo’s animal care staff is in the process of acquiring another groundhog to add to the population. In the 1980s, the Milwaukee County Zoo had a pair of groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, named Woodie and Woodine. But she took part in the zoo's Groundhog Day events from 2010 to 2017 Okay campers, rise and shine! Put on your booties because it’s cooold out there. That’s right, it’s Groundhog Day! Milwaukee's celebrating a little bit differently this year. In lieu of a fine, furry marmot psychic, the Milwaukee County Zoo will turn to a species of flightless birds, the mighty penguin, to tell us whether to expect an early spring, or hunker down for six more weeks of When Gordy, the Milwaukee County Zoo's resident groundhog, died in March 2023 just weeks after predicting an early spring at the annual Groundhog Day ceremony, many Milwaukeeans were surprised. In 2018, Journal Sentinel columnist Jim Stingl wrote that an actual groundhog had represented the zoo in its annual Groundhog Day celebration for the 37 years prior to 2018, except in 2011 when In conclusion, Groundhog Day 2024: Penguin-Style at the Milwaukee County Zoo was more than just an event; it was an immersive learning experience that captured the hearts and minds of all who attended. This year, the zoo’s Nigerian dwarf goats will take over for the weather prediction duties for their annual Groundhog Day ceremony on Sunday, February 2 at 9:00 a.m. CST. The event will happen privately before the Milwaukee County Zoo opens, but images will be available on social media after 9:15 a.m. on Friday, February 2nd. Groundhog Day without the groundhog? For the second straight year, there will be no groundhog appearance at the Milwaukee County Zoo’s annual Groundhog Day celebration. That’s because Gordy, the zoo’s nearly-5-year-old resident groundhog at the time, died unexpectedly in 2023, just a month after he predicted six more weeks of winter. For the second year in a row, there will be no groundhog appearance at the Milwaukee County Zoo's annual Groundhog Day celebration. That's because Gordy, the zoo's nearly-5-year-old resident The Milwaukee County Zoo's Nigerian dwarf goats will take over Groundhog Day weather prediction duties this year. The zoo's most recent groundhog, Gordy, passed away in 2023. Last year, the zoo's Whether Gordy the groundhog predicts an early spring or six more weeks of winter, we predict he will be cute this Groundhog Day. If he sees his shadow, that means six more weeks of winter. Following the death of Gordy the Gopher, the Milwaukee County Zoo will rely on a Humboldt Penguin to gauge the coming of spring this year on Groundhog Day, which in Milwaukee should be known as Humboldt penguins announce an early spring as they take the place of Gordy the groundhog for the annual Groundhog Day ceremony at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Feb. 2, 2024. Goats, not groundhogs, will search for an early spring at the Milwaukee County Zoo next month.The zoo says its Nigerian dwarf goats will make the traditional Groundhog Day prediction on Feb. 2. Milwaukee County Zoo Director Amos Morris, left, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, right, make opening remarks at the annual Groundhog Day ceremony, this year with Humboldt penguins A groundhog typically makes the prediction at the zoo's annual Groundhog Day ceremony. However, Gordy — the groundhog who had been making the zoo's predictions since 2019 — died about a month On Thursday, Feb. 2, Gordy, Milwaukee County Zoo's resident groundhog, will make his annual Groundhog Day prediction in an online-only ceremony that will be livestreamed on the zoo's Facebook page From gophers, to penguins and now goats, Milwaukee County Zoo continues Groundhog Day tradition in idiosyncratic fashion. By Graham Kilmer - Jan 24th, 2025 03:41 pm Get a daily rundown of the top WATCH: The Milwaukee County Zoo's resident groundhog, Gordy, on Thursday, Feb. 2 will take part in the Groundhog Day ceremony. #milwaukeecountyzooSubscribe t
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