Information Sheet
Woodland Animals
 

Badger

Badgers live in tunnels in the ground called setts. The male is called a boar and the female a sow. They are very clean animals and spend a lot of time cleaning themselves and their homes. They are mainly nocturnal, hunting for food at dusk and dawn.

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Badgers eat :
insects, small animals, plant roots

Badgers are killed by:
humans

Group: Mammal