Bee Cave Bob also can sense the political climate depending on which side of the highway line he walks to, according to T. Boothe, a real estate agent who owns the property where the ceremony is held.

Bee Cave Bob was born in Bee Cave, Texas, a town outside of Austin which is known as the globe’s geographical western pole. “A lot of hair and a lot of fat, that’s what keeps him nice and ...

In the spirit of friendly competition, the Texas armadillo, "Bee Cave Bob," is challenging Punxsutawney Phil to see which mascot has the most accurate weather forecast. During a cloudy Armadillo ...

Bee Cave Bob was born in — drumroll please — Bee Cave, a city declared the planet's official West Pole by the Texas Legislature in 2007. He lives at a ranch known as the West Pole, just along ...

Ralph Fisher holds Bee Cave Bob after the seven-year-old, nine-banded armadillo emerged to predict the weather during Armadillo Day at the West Pole in Bee Cave , Texas, Friday, Feb 2, 2022.

Like Punxsutawney Phil — or as our friends in Bee Cave refer to him, “Hairy Yankee Rat” — Bee Cave Bob emerges from his burrow on Feb. 2. If he sees his shadow, Texas is predicted to have ...

For the 12th year, Bee Cave Bob decided whether there will be an early spring or a long winter for the Lone Star State on what some Texans call Armadillo Day. This year, ...

Bee Cave Bob (left) and Punxsutawney Phil are two of the many animal prognosticators who make predictions about the weather on Feb. 2. A groundhog in Punxsutawney has been making predictions since ...

BEE CAVE — Texans don't need Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog in Pennsylvania, to predict whether or not there will be an early spring. An armadillo named Bee Cave Bob can do the trick, says Mike ...

Bee Cave Bob was born in — drumroll please — Bee Cave, a city declared the planet's official West Pole by the Texas Legislature in 2007. He lives at a ranch known as the West Pole, just along ...