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Seasonal variation in reported injuries.
At first glance, the data suggested an increase in injuries
during the winter months. However, questionnaire respondents
indicated greater stress during the pup season which is generally
early spring. Gestating woodchucks are apparently more irritable
during the winter months before giving birth. When animal bites
are removed from the data, the spike of injuries during the
winter season normalizes to a level much closer to other seasons.
This indicates that season has little effect on the number of
non-bite injuries.
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