12/20/2021
Sometimes you get lucky and find an animal in unexpected places… this badger was very curious why I was hanging out the window of my car…
Did you know?
Badgers have a home range of 1 to 2½ square miles. They dig a series of dens across their home range. They are most active at night. During winter, they become less active, occasionally leaving their burrows to hunt for food. They are excellent diggers and dig faster than their burrowing prey. The usual "home" burrows are shallow and about 1 foot in diameter. During breeding season, the burrows are deeper and longer. Badgers can move quickly, up to 15 miles per hour, and are capable swimmers. They mate in late summer and give birth in early spring. The young stay with their mothers through the summer.
