- Badgers burrows and dens are extremely important for their
lifestyle. They use them for hunting, sleeping, storing food, and
giving birth.
- The den of a badger has only one entrance. That way, if the animal
feels threatened, it will back into the den, only exposing its sharp
teeth and claws to defend itself from the predator.
- Badgers are mostly nocturnal but can sometimes be active during
the day.
- Badger's pelts are very valuable as furs. Also their hairs are
used in some types of brushes.
- "Badger Baiting" is a sport, not common anymore but has been
around since the middle ages in Europe. The sport is pretty cruel. A
Badger is tied up and attacked by a series or many dogs. When the
badger is no longer able to fight back, it is killed. People will
make bets. |