American badger

American Badger.

I anticipated this Badger's route and waited low and quietly as he trotted right past me at close range. You get a good sense of the size of those claws here. I'd hate to be on the receiving end of this in a fight!

Yesterday's post paid homage to the Kentucky Wildcats. Today's celebrates their opponent in Saturday's Final Four matchup, the Wisconsin Badgers. Apparently this guy isn't feeling too intimidated. There are a dozen or so different badger species in the world. The species that occurs in the U.S. — latin name Taxidea taxus — is simply called

American badger

Scott Wilson, 50, eveloped a severe sensitivity to sunlight and was told to avoid it. But he snapped some of his finest work from the backseat of his SUV in Denver, USA.

Wisconsin Badgers

American badgers specialize in hunting burrowing rodents, so they are built for digging. They use their impressively long front claws to dig out dirt which they kick out behind them with their stubby hind legs. Their eyes have nictitating membranes to keep out debris and their ear canals are small to prevent blockage. Additionally, their […]

The badger is the fastest digging animal on earth, and the strongest for its size. An American badger in the midwest was observed digging through the asphalt surface of a parking lot. It took him less than two minutes to disappear completely!