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Badger Report. The badger is known for its black stripe down its head ,grey body and black legs. Length . 75cm. Badgers live in dens called sets. Tail length. 15cm. This a picture of a badger’s facial features. Scientific name. Meles Meles. Habitat and diet.
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Badger Report The badger is known for its black stripe down its head ,grey body and black legs. Length . 75cm Badgers live in dens called sets. Tail length. 15cm This a picture of a badger’s facial features Scientific name. Meles Meles
Habitat and diet Badgers habitat mainly include woodland areas , urban areas and coastal areas. Woodlands are the best places to see a badger because there are lots of places to dig. This is a picture of a badger coming out of its set . A badger’s diet is Nuts , fruit ‘ small vertebrates ,bulbs, cereals , earthworms, and invertebrates (animals that lack a back bone)
Threats to a badger Threats to a badger are illegal badger baiting. Snaring catches a lot of badgers Digging is ruining their habitat The other threats to a badger are set holes being blocked which means they can’t breath and last of all road accident which is kind of the badgers fault.
Fact page • Badgers move on all four legs and it is known that they can run. • Badgers are very aggressive probably because they are related to the honey badger that is the king of the jungle. • The male badger is called a boar the female badger is called a sow and there young are called cubs. • A set is a big tunnel with a nesting compartments now and then . • Badger baiting is illegal and uses dogs. • Another thing that kills badgers is people shooting them.