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The European badger (Meles meles), also known as the Eurasian badger, is a badger species in the family Mustelidae native to Europe and West Asia and parts of Central Asia.It is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List, as it has a wide range and a large, stable population size which is thought to be increasing in some regions.
Badgers are also featured in films and animations: a flash video called Badgers shows a cete doing calisthenics. The 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood depicts the character of Friar Tuck as a badger. In the Doctor Snuggles series, Dennis the handyman was a badger. In Europe, badgers were traditionally used to predict the length of winter. [59]
The genus Meles was erected by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1762 after Carl Linnaeus had described the Eurasian badger Meles meles in 1758. This animal had a very extensive range over most of temperate Europe and Asia and there has been much discussion as to whether it is a single or three distinct species.
Badger, Shadow, and Frond, from the children's novel The Animals of Farthing Wood and its components The Fox Cub Bold and Battle for the Park all by Colin Dann. [8] [9] [7] Badger, [4] [10] the title character in Susan Varley's Badger's Parting Gifts, a Mother Goose Award-winning children's story that was showcased on Reading Rainbow in season 18.
Martens are largely arboreal, while European badgers dig extensive tunnel networks, called setts. Only one mustelid has been domesticated; the ferret . Tayra are also kept as pets (although they require a Dangerous Wild Animals licence in the UK), or as working animals for hunting or vermin control.
On TikTok, parents are sharing viral stories and videos of their Gen Alpha kids — those born in 2010 or later — channeling the honey badger as they stand up to injustices and take a no-holds ...
The Animals of Farthing Wood: Weasel is one of the original members journeying from Farthing Wood. She is deep down a loyal and giving group member but can be cowardly, loud, and is prone to make fun of the other animals she travels with. Weasel and Measley have two offspring, Fido and Cleo. Measley The Animals of Farthing Wood
In what looked like a scene out of a Beatrix Potter book, two badgers arrived in Christine Ian’s Stockport, England, backyard for afternoon tea on August 27.This footage shows the badgers ...