Did the Milwaukee County Zoo's Nigerian dwarf goats, standing in for the late Gordy the groundhog, predict an early spring?

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden has welcomed a Sichuan Takin goat. The Zoo took to social media to announce the news. The ...

Goats are putting the pedal to the metal, or in this case, the hoof to the wheel, at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler.

Seventy two Nigerian dwarf goats will be the 2025 Groundhog Day prognosticators at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Come Sunday ...

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 ...

Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter, but the Milwaukee County Zoo's Nigerian dwarf goats say an ...

From gophers, to penguins and now goats, Milwaukee County Zoo continues Groundhog Day tradition in idiosyncratic fashion.

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This year's honorary groundhog(s) will be the zoo's Nigerian dwarf goats who live in the Northwestern Mutual Family Farm. As the goats run into their yard on Feb. 2, if they see their shadows, ...