Groundhogs are generally agonistic and territorial among their own species and may skirmish to establish dominance. Outside their burrow, individuals are alert when not actively feeding.
Are groundhogs aggressive to each other?
Though groundhogs don’t typically attack people, groundhog-human interactions are common. “We do this every single day with groundhogs,” she said. … Baker said the attack occurred a few miles from Liberty and White Rock roads in Eldersburg, where a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot an aggressive groundhog on Sunday.
Home sweet home. Both male and female groundhogs tend to occupy the same territories year after year. … Males have non-overlapping territories as well, though any male territory coincides with one to three mature females’ territories.
