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adult badger
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adult badgerdigs with its front clawshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
eats ground squirrels, pocket gophers, prairie dogs, kangaroo rats, pocket mouse, voles, birds, snails, insectshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
fights courageouslyhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has breeding season August and September but implantation of the embryo is delayed until mid-Februaryhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has colour grizzled back with creamy or white belly, brown legs, black feet, white and black facehas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has part belly gland that emits a musky odour when the badger is excitedhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has part long front clawshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has part semiplantigrade feethas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has part short earshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has part short legshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has part short tailhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
has part stout body, flattened dorso-ventrallyhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
hunts by excavating burrows of its preyhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
is nocturnalhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
is not agilehas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
is solitaryhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
is smaller than European badgerhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:38.0
is a kind of badgerhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:39.0
badgerhas distribution southern prairies2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
has habitat open prairies, farmlands, parklands2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
has name in French blaireau d'Amérique2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
has scientific name Taxidea taxus2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
hibernates2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
is killed by humans2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
lives in large burrow as long as 30 ft and as deep as 10 ft2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
weaselhas Family name Family Mustelidae2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
carnivorehas Order name Order Carnivora2000-10-27 10:26:23.0
is carnivorous or omnivorous2000-10-27 10:26:23.0
mammalis warm-blooded2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
may catch rabies2000-10-27 10:26:37.0

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