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European Badger

Meles meles

Description:

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

Notes:

Here you can see an example of a latrine. Although fresh droping where close by I could not find the burrow itself. I guess these latrines marked the far end of their territory.

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Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands

Spotted on Apr 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 16, 2012

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