What does a badger look like?
Badgers have short, wide bodies and usually brown or gray fur.
The face of a badger has black markings on it as well as some white patches.
Badgers also have striped tails that are about the same length as their bodies which they use to keep away from predators.
In terms of size, a badger is a medium-sized mammal that weighs between 10 and 20 pounds.
The average badger lives about 3 to 5 years in the wild.
However, they can live up to 15 years in captivity.
Badgers are nocturnal, which means they do most of their hunting and survive at night.
One reason a badger is nocturnal is that its eyesight isn’t very good, so it cannot see in low light levels.
What Are a Badger’s Hunting Habits?
A badger has 34 teeth that let it dig in on its prey easily.
It also has strong claws that are about 4 inches in length on its front feet, which it uses to help dig up food under logs and rocks.
Badgers have very sensitive noses that they use to sense whether nearby animals are dead or alive.
A badger usually hunts alone but will come together in large numbers when faced with a common threat.
They prey on groundhogs, rabbits, small rodents, and other animals that they can dig out of their burrows.
Where Can We Find Badgers?
Badgers can be found throughout Canada, Europe, and parts of Asia.
In North America, they are mostly in the west where there is a lot of grasslands for their prey to live on.
Badgers tend to stay away from human-populated areas so you can find them living in burrows or tunnels.
They are burrowing animals which give their body an advantage when it comes to digging.
Badgers have strong paws with long claws that are curved that help them dig up to 6 feet underground.
If the burrow was made by another animal it is common for badgers to move into it.
Final Thoughts
In conclusion, when someone asks you: what does a badger look like?
All you have to say is that it’s a medium-sized mammal that has striped tails and black markings on its face.
They also have strong paws that help them dig up to 6 feet under the ground which gives them an advantage when it comes to hunting their prey of grassland animals.
Badgers live between 3 and 5 years in the wild but can live up to 15 years in captivity.
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