Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Weights and Measures



Teddy Moritz put the tape to a 12-pound groundhog and found a 12-inch chest.  

These animals are built a bit like bags of Jello.  I have measured groundhogs as big as 18 pounds with 14-inch chests -- about the same size as fox or an in-ground raccoon. 

What's a fox with an 11.5 inch chest look like?  See here.  

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

Fat content? I'm reminded of Doc Watson's Groundhog song, particularly the line that says "Meat's in the cupboard and butter's in the churn".