Porco de chao vs Marmota
We had a groundhog in the yard last year for the first time. He came out in the middle of the day, in the middle of the yard, to check everything out. We thought it was cute the first time we spotted him.
But then this animal began digging. I like to think of myself as a basic gardener, but this little guy made holes bigger than anything I've ever dug with a spade or a shovel.
As my mother was trying to describe this animal/monster to her sister in Sao Miguel, she could only translate it as the Pig of the Ground. Which it is. Totally appropriate. I looked it up and found another name for it. but I like hers better.
We had a groundhog in the yard last year for the first time. He came out in the middle of the day, in the middle of the yard, to check everything out. We thought it was cute the first time we spotted him.
But then this animal began digging. I like to think of myself as a basic gardener, but this little guy made holes bigger than anything I've ever dug with a spade or a shovel.
As my mother was trying to describe this animal/monster to her sister in Sao Miguel, she could only translate it as the Pig of the Ground. Which it is. Totally appropriate. I looked it up and found another name for it. but I like hers better.
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