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Badgers

Badgers. Senior Classes Scoil Naomh Caitríona. Badgers. Badgers are closely related to: Otters Stoats Pine martens Weasels Polecats . Habits. Badgers are largely nocturnal animals. They are shy and retiring. They live in family groups and social groups. Footprints.

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Badgers

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  1. Badgers Senior Classes Scoil Naomh Caitríona

  2. Badgers • Badgers are closely related to: • Otters • Stoats • Pine martens • Weasels • Polecats

  3. Habits • Badgers are largely nocturnal animals. • They are shy and retiring. • They live in family groups and social groups.

  4. Footprints • Badger prints are broader than they are long with five toes and five long, non-retractable powerful claws that they use for digging.

  5. Home • A badger's home is called a sett. The sett is an underground home, often with a labyrinth of tunnels involving the excavation of tons of earth. • The sense of smell is the most important of the badgers senses. Badgers forage for food with their snouts constantly sniffing the ground ahead of them.

  6. Life cycle • An adult can grow up to 95cm long and usually weighs from 10 to 14 kg. • Badger cubs are born in February. • The number of cubs is usually between one and three. • Cubs emerge in May, after spending the first 8 – 10 weeks underground.

  7. Enemies • The main enemy of the badger is mankind. • People try to trap badgers and put them in fights against dogs. • This is illegal, and police and volunteers are always on the lookout for the culprits.

  8. Popular Culture • The old name for badger is brock, in English, broc in Irish. • Many badgers feature in the Redwall series of books by Brian Jacques. • Other stories featuring badgers are: The Wind in the Willows, Farthing Wood, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Chronicles of Narnia. • The House of Hufflepuff (H. Potter) is symbolised by a badger. • The badger is the state animal of Wisconsin.

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