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For the record, groundhogs have four toes on their front feet and five toes on each back foot and most adult groundhogs tip the scales at more than 20 pounds, with a lifespan of five years in the wild and up to 20 years in zoo captivity.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The Janus-1 is claimed to tip the scales at 595 lb (270 kg) and can manage a passenger/cargo weight of up to 440 lb (200 kg).
—Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
These can tip the scales at many billions of times the sun’s mass, outweighing even entire galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
That cute little baby green iguana will soon be more than 5 feet long, and that golf ball-sized spurred tortoise will eventually tip the scales at more than 100 pounds.
—Samantha Winegarner, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The Janus-1 is claimed to tip the scales at 595 lb (270 kg) and can manage a passenger/cargo weight of up to 440 lb (200 kg).
—Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
These can tip the scales at many billions of times the sun’s mass, outweighing even entire galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
That cute little baby green iguana will soon be more than 5 feet long, and that golf ball-sized spurred tortoise will eventually tip the scales at more than 100 pounds.
—Samantha Winegarner, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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“Tip the scales at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20the%20scales%20at. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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