- Fact 3 - There are 8 species of
badger
- Fact 4 - The name badger possibly
derives from the French word bêcheur meaning digger or from the
word badge in reference to the white mark on its forehead
- Fact 5 - One species of badger (M.vulgaris),
called also {brock}, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia
- Fact 6 - Another species of badger
(Taxidea Americana or Labradorica) inhabits the northern area of
North America
- Fact 7 - They trap their prey
inside burrows and then dig them out
- Fact 8 - Badger stats and
facts
- Weight: 8 - 12 kg
- Length: 750 mm
- Tail length: 150 mm
- Height: 300 mm
- Habitat:
They live underground in large burrows
- Lifespan: 2 years
- Diet: Badgers are omnivores and eat
earthworms, insects, frogs, small reptiles, small mammals, small
birds, berries and seeds
- Fact 9 - Badgers are shy, nocturnal
animals
- Fact 10 - They are closely related
to Otters, Weasels
and
Polecats
- Fact 11 - Badgers have powerful
non-retractable claws
- Fact 12 - The Badger has poor
eyesight but good senses of hearing and of smell
- Fact 13 - The Palawan Stink Badgers
and Indonesian badgers and are famous for their ability to
squirt a vile smelling liquid from their anal glands, to deter
their enemies
- Fact 14 - Badger dens are called
sets
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a
clan
- Fact 16 - Males are called a boar
- Fact 17 - Females are called sow
- Fact 18 - The names given to babies are
cubs
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