# @clevelandmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C17PjvyNGAu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10632621-clevelandmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-10T16:00:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cleveland Magazine (@clevelandmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/clevelandmagazine

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Will we have six more weeks of winter, or an early spring? We’ll have to consult Buckeye Chuck to know for sure. 🌱 ❄️

And that Buckeye Chuck now lives at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, according to a CMNH news release. A museum groundhog (who is actually named Murray) earned the prestigious title of “Buckeye Chuck,” meaning that he’ll become the state’s not-so-certified meteorologist, looking for his shadow on Groundhog Day (Feb. 2) in a few short weeks.

📅 Buckeye Chuck is basically Ohio’s own Punxsutawney Phil knockoff, started in Marion, Ohio, in the 1970s.

Murray’s just the latest animal to hold the title of Buckeye Chuck. CMNH has had Murray since June, after he was injured on an Ohio road, according to the news release. He couldn’t be released back into the wild, and now lives in the museum’s Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden.

“Not only does Murray have a safe and nurturing new home, but our guests also have a chance to learn from him, so it’s a perfect pairing,” says CMNH Director of Wildlife Jim Nemet in a news release.

🔗 Read more about Buckeye Chuck at the link in bio.

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📸 Courtesy gocmnh

#buckeyechuck #punxsutawneyphil #groundhogday #groundhog #woodchuck #ohio #cleveland #cle #thisiscleveland

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