If you鈥檙e looking for a rodent to give a weather prediction in Kent, you may have to ask one of our ubiquitous black squirrels. Groundhogs hibernate over winter, entering a dormant state in late fall and typically not emerging until late winter or early spring 鈥 weeks after Groundhog Day.
![Black squirrel neat a tree on Front Campus Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/20231010_BC_October%20Feature_232.jpg?VersionId=m2pGhFbuorLR1rxqmg4tcEiOX0GT3v1e&itok=THtaFDwd)
The day鈥檚 forecast for the morning of Feb. 2 in Kent calls for cloudy weather. So, any black squirrels who are scurrying around campus are not likely to see their shadows. (Yay, early spring?)
![Black squirrel standing tall, eating an acorn Black squirrel standing tall, eating an acorn](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/20231010_BC_October%20Feature_252.jpg?VersionId=aGOAE8sRh2MDVcfEfi0_YnqEXx4Hnvbw&itok=36RTzhgg)
Photos by Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing
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