Facts about Gen. Beauregard Lee

<p>Fun facts about Gen. Beauregard Lee, the South's most famous groundhog:</p><p>Name: Gen. Beauregard Lee</p><p>Nicknames: Beau; The General</p><p>Age: 15</p><p>Average life expectancy of wild groundhogs: 3. (Handlers insist Lee has not been switched out.)</p><p>Weight: 15 to 18 pounds.</p><p>Relatives: Groundhogs, also called woodchucks, are the largest members of the squirrel (Sciuridae) family. Lee is the nephew of Gen. Robert E. Lee, a groundhog who guessed the weather before passing the torch to Beau.</p><p>Offspring: None. The ranch has never had female groundhogs for Beau to meet.</p><p>Biggest rival: Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog who makes his forecast in Pennsylvania.</p><p>Bragging rights: No official records have been kept, but his owner says he's only missed once in his 15-year career _ a 93 percent accuracy rate.</p><p>Lives in: Weathering Heights, a miniature plantation house at Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn</p><p>Favorite room of his house: The wine cellar. (Actually, it's just a 3-feet-deep hole for burrowing.)</p><p>Astrological sign: Aquarius. Handlers say it makes him an independent thinker.</p><p>Turn ons: Grasses, clover, alfalfa, soybeans, peas, lettuce, apples.</p><p>Turn offs: Wet weather, narrow doors, six more weeks of winter.</p><p>Source: Yellow River Game Ranch</p>

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