Badgers

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Badgers are mustelids, with four living genera living in different areas of the world. The American badger, Taxidea taxus, is the only badger in the New World; other species like the Hog Badger, European badger and Honey Badger live in Africa and Eurasia.

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John Ratts

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Badgers are mustelids, with four living genera living in different areas of the world. The American badger, Taxidea taxus, is the only badger in the New World; other species like the Hog Badger, European badger and Honey Badger live in Africa and Eurasia.

ADW: Honey Badger - Mellivora capensis

Honey badgers are large mustelids, with a body length of 60 to 70 cm and a mass ranging from 8 to 12 kg. Their size varies across their geographic range, with measurements taken on honey badgers in Africa showing them to be slightly larger than individuals from Asian populations.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mellivora_capensis/
Badger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae which also includes the otters, polecats, weasels and wolverines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger
American Badger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The American badger is a North American badger, somewhat similar in appearance to the European badger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_badger
ADW: American Badger - Taxidea taxus

Badgers are found primarily in the Great Plains region of North America. Badgers occur north through the central western Canadian provinces, in appropriate habitat throughout the western United States, and south throughout the mountainous areas of Mexico.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Taxidea_taxus/
Badger Facts - Animal Facts Encyclopedia

Badger facts, photos and information animals may out weigh a badger by three or four to one, but an adult badger is as fierce a combatant as one may encounter and sends its agitator running.
http://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Badger-facts.html
Badger (Taxidea Taxus) - A-Z Animals

Badgers are found living in the forests of Europe and western Asia, scavenging for roots and berries as well as worms and insects.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/badger/
Fun Facts About the Badger - TheJungleStore

Badger Facts and Information - The Jungle Store
http://www.thejunglestore.com/Badgers
Badger - AnimalCorner

Badgers (Meles meles), are the largest members of the Mustelid family and are Britains largest land carnivores. Badgers are rarely seen and those who catch a glimpse are very fortunate. Badgers are nocturnal, underground dwellers that are quite common on the British Isles.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/badger/
American Badger - The Animal Spot

Facts and information about American Badgers.
http://www.theanimalspot.com/americanbadger.htm
The World's Most Fearless Creature is the Honey Badger

Honey Badgers have many reasons to be fearless. They have very thick (about 1/4 inches), rubbery skin, which is so tough that it's been shown to be nearly impervious to traditionally made arrows and spears. Further, their skin can take a full blow from a sharp machete without necessarily cutting the skin all the way through.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/08/the-worlds-most-fearless-creature-is-the-honey-badger/
Badger - Mammal - Britannica

Badger,Â common name for any of several stout carnivores, most of them members of the weasel family (Mustelidae), that are found in various parts of the world and are known for their burrowing ability.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/badger
American Badger Characteristics, Habitat, and Diet

The American badger has a flat body with short legs and a triangular face with a long, pointed, tipped-up nose.
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/americanbadger.htm
Amazing Facts About Badgers - OneKind

A male badger is called a boar, a female is a sow and the young are called cubs. Interestingly, the welsh name for badgers is moch daear' which translates to earth pig'.
http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/badger

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Badger

An American badger
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Infraorder:	Arctoidea
Superfamily:	Musteloidea
Groups included
genera of family Mustelidae: Arctonyx (hog badgers) Meles (Eurasian badgers) Melogale (ferret-badgers) Mellivora (honey badgers) †Chamitataxus (extinct North American badgers from the Miocene) †Pliotaxidea (extinct North American badgers from the Pliocene) Taxidea (modern North American badgers) genera of family Mephitidae: Mydaus (stink badgers)

Mustelid badger ranges Honey badger ( Mellivora capensis) American badger ( Taxidea taxus) European badger ( Meles meles) Asian badger ( Meles leucurus) Japanese badger ( Meles anakuma) Chinese ferret-badger ( Melogale moschata) Burmese ferret-badger ( Melogale personata) Javan ferret-badger ( Melogale orientalis) Bornean ferret-badger ( Melogale everetti)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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ADW: Honey Badger - Mellivora capensis

Honey badgers are large mustelids, with a body length of 60 to 70 cm and a mass ranging from 8 to 12 kg. Their size varies across their geographic range, with measurements taken on honey badgers in Africa showing them to be slightly larger than individuals from Asian populations.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mellivora_capensis/
Badger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae which also includes the otters, polecats, weasels and wolverines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger
American Badger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The American badger is a North American badger, somewhat similar in appearance to the European badger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_badger
ADW: American Badger - Taxidea taxus

Badgers are found primarily in the Great Plains region of North America. Badgers occur north through the central western Canadian provinces, in appropriate habitat throughout the western United States, and south throughout the mountainous areas of Mexico.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Taxidea_taxus/
Badger Facts - Animal Facts Encyclopedia

Badger facts, photos and information animals may out weigh a badger by three or four to one, but an adult badger is as fierce a combatant as one may encounter and sends its agitator running.
http://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Badger-facts.html
Badger (Taxidea Taxus) - A-Z Animals

Badgers are found living in the forests of Europe and western Asia, scavenging for roots and berries as well as worms and insects.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/badger/
Fun Facts About the Badger - TheJungleStore

Badger Facts and Information - The Jungle Store
http://www.thejunglestore.com/Badgers
Badger - AnimalCorner

Badgers (Meles meles), are the largest members of the Mustelid family and are Britains largest land carnivores. Badgers are rarely seen and those who catch a glimpse are very fortunate. Badgers are nocturnal, underground dwellers that are quite common on the British Isles.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/badger/
American Badger - The Animal Spot

Facts and information about American Badgers.
http://www.theanimalspot.com/americanbadger.htm
The World's Most Fearless Creature is the Honey Badger

Honey Badgers have many reasons to be fearless. They have very thick (about 1/4 inches), rubbery skin, which is so tough that it's been shown to be nearly impervious to traditionally made arrows and spears. Further, their skin can take a full blow from a sharp machete without necessarily cutting the skin all the way through.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/08/the-worlds-most-fearless-creature-is-the-honey-badger/
Badger - Mammal - Britannica

Badger,Â common name for any of several stout carnivores, most of them members of the weasel family (Mustelidae), that are found in various parts of the world and are known for their burrowing ability.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/badger
American Badger Characteristics, Habitat, and Diet

The American badger has a flat body with short legs and a triangular face with a long, pointed, tipped-up nose.
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/americanbadger.htm
Amazing Facts About Badgers - OneKind

A male badger is called a boar, a female is a sow and the young are called cubs. Interestingly, the welsh name for badgers is moch daear' which translates to earth pig'.
http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/badger

Badger

An American badger
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Infraorder:	Arctoidea
Superfamily:	Musteloidea
Groups included
genera of family Mustelidae: Arctonyx (hog badgers) Meles (Eurasian badgers) Melogale (ferret-badgers) Mellivora (honey badgers) †Chamitataxus (extinct North American badgers from the Miocene) †Pliotaxidea (extinct North American badgers from the Pliocene) Taxidea (modern North American badgers) genera of family Mephitidae: Mydaus (stink badgers)

Mustelid badger ranges Honey badger ( Mellivora capensis) American badger ( Taxidea taxus) European badger ( Meles meles) Asian badger ( Meles leucurus) Japanese badger ( Meles anakuma) Chinese ferret-badger ( Melogale moschata) Burmese ferret-badger ( Melogale personata) Javan ferret-badger ( Melogale orientalis) Bornean ferret-badger ( Melogale everetti)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Badgers

Badgers are mustelids, with four living genera living in different areas of the world. The American badger, Taxidea taxus, is the only badger in the New World; other species like the Hog Badger, European badger and Honey Badger live in Africa and Eurasia.

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