BADGER

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Introduction

Badgers are nocturnal and elusive, but remain one of the UK's favorite mammals. Like humans, they are

omnivorous, although unlike us, they eat several hundred earthworms every night. Badgers are social

creatures and live together in large underground sets, comprised of a series of interlocking tunnels with nest chambers, toilets and several entrances. They inherit these sets from their parents, while always expanding and refining them. The resulting huge tunnel systems

are, in some cases, centuries old.Scientific name: Meles meles

Rank :Species

Common names:Eurasian badger,

European badger

Translation Elusive : متملص

Omnivorous : يلتهم comprised : يتضمن

Inherit : يرث BURROWING : يقيم في

جحرFussy :شديد االعتناء DEFECATES :يتبرز LATRINES :مرحاضFerociousG :ضار جدا

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DistributionThe Badger can be found in a number of locations

including :Asia ,Europe ,Mediterranean ,Russia ,United Kingdom ,Wales..

Habitat

Oak wood Farmland Beech wood

Parkland Broadleaf forest Coniferous forest

Temperate grassland Urban

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The European Badger (Meles meles) is a species of badger of the genus Meles, native to almost all

of Europe. It is classed as Least Concern for extinction by the IUCN, due to its wide

distribution and large population.The European badger is a social burrowing

animal which lives on a wide variety of plant and animal food. It is very fussy over the cleanliness

of its burrow, and defecates in latrines. Cases are known of European badgers burying their dead

family members. Although ferocious when provoked, a trait which was once exploited for

the blood sport of badger-baiting, the European badger is generally a peaceful animal, having been known to share its burrows with other

species such as rabbits, red foxes and raccoon dogs. Although it does not usually prey on domestic stock, the species is nonetheless

alleged to damage livestock through spreading bovine tuberculosis.

The European Badger