About Badgers

The badger is an interesting animal. You can usually see it only in the evening, when it is dark. Then the badger comes out of its underground home to eat.

The father badger is big, about the size of a cat. It has grey fur, short strong legs, and it can dig very well. Its head is white with a little black on top.

Badgers sleep during the day and all winter. In summer, they come out at night to eat. They like berries, apples, and sometimes small birds or mice.

Badgers are very clean. When they come out of their homes, they wash their faces with their front paws. Then they comb their fur with their paws. After that, the old badgers play and show their young how to catch mice or little birds.