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Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring

Punxsutawney Phil, the famed groundhog with an even more famous shadow, emerged from his burrow on Tuesday and predicted an early spring.

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Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil being held by Groundhog co-handler Ron Ploucha on the 130th Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2. Punxsutawney Phil, a famed U.S. groundhog with an even more famous shadow, he emerged from his burrow on Tuesday and predicted an early spring.
— ALAN FREED / Reuters
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Fireworks are on display during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2.
— Mark Pynes / AP
Image: Punxsutawney Phil predicts the Weather on Groundhog Day

(L-R) Fred Ungar of York, Pennsylvania, Tom King of Indiana, Judy Bowen of Detroit and Barry Edwards of Lancaster, Pennsylvania display their illuminated hats during the Groundhog Day celebration at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney,on Feb. 2.
— DAVID MAXWELL / EPA
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A crowd watches during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2.
— Keith Srakocic / AP
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Groundhog Club president Bill Deeley taps with a cane on Punxsutawney Phil's burrow to wake him as members of the Groundhog Club look on during the Groundhog Day celebration at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2.
— DAVID MAXWELL / EPA
Image: Punxsutawney Phil predicts the Weather on Groundhog Day

Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths displays Punxsutawney Phil as Ron Ploucha and other members of the Groundhog Club look on at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2.
— DAVID MAXWELL / EPA
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Ron Ploucha looks at Punxsutawney Phil on display above the crowd at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2.
— DAVID MAXWELL / EPA
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John Griffiths holds up Punxsutawney Phil celebrating his prediction of early spring during the annual celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb 2.
— Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com / AP
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Dressed up as Punxsutawney Phil, Marty Nagy, of Hallandale Beach, Fla., gives thumbs up to passers by before the start of the 12th annual Groundhog Day on Hollywood Beach, Florida on Feb. 2.
— Wilfredo Lee / AP
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