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American Badger (Taxidea taxus) / Blaireau d'Amérique

American Badger (Taxidea taxus) / Blaireau d'Amérique

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!

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American Badger (Taxidea taxus) / Blaireau d'Amérique / Image by Susan from flickr

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American badgers are largely nocturnal, but have been reported to be active during the day as well. They do not hibernate, but become less active in winter. A badger may spend much of the winter in cycles of torpor that last around 29 hours.

American Badger

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 […]

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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

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Badgers are normally solitary animals for most of the year. The average longevity in the wild is 9–10 years and the record is 14 years; a captive American badger lived at least 15 years and five months.

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American Badger (Taxidea taxus) / Blaireau d'Amérique / Image by karphotography (Kate & Adam Rice) from instagram

American Badger - Tlalcoyotl "Earth-Coyote"