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• Badgers (Meles meles)
are relatives of the Otter and the Weasel.
• Males can grow to 1 metre long and can weigh
over 10 kg.
• They have excellent hearing and a keen sense
of smell, but their sight is quite poor.
• They can live for around 15 years or more but
usually only survive in the wild to the age of 7
• They are territorial.
• They don’t hibernate.
• Cubs are born around February and live underground
for 8 weeks before emerging from the sett.
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Sculpture
of Badger
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Male = Boar
Female = Sow
Young = Cubs
Nickname = Brock!
Their food includes:
Worms
Insects – anything from caterpillars to beetles!
Blackberries
Elderberries
Acorns and Fungi
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