Punxsutawney Phil is, according to the legend, about 139 years old in 2026, because the tradition says it has been the same Phil predicting the weather since the late 1880s and that he’s kept alive by a magical “elixir of life.” In reality, actual groundhogs only live around 5–10 years, so multiple real animals have played the role over time, but the folklore treats Phil as one immortal groundhog whose age matches the age of the Groundhog Day tradition.