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[[Image:Badger.jpg|right|thumb|300px|American badger.]]
[[Image:Badger.jpg|right|thumb|300px|American badger.]]
'''Badgers''' are several species of medium sized [[mustelid]] [[carnivore]]s, the Eurasian badger (''Meles meles''), the North American badger, both grey with striped black and white heads, and the Honey badger or [[Ratel]] of Africa. The dire badger is a large savage variety occasionally encountered in [[role-playing game]]s.
'''Badgers''' are several species of medium sized [[mustelid]] [[carnivore]]s, the Eurasian badger (''Meles meles''), the North American badger, both grey with striped black and white heads, and the Honey badger or [[Ratel]] of Africa.
Badgers are carnivorous upon various small animals such as [[rodent]]s, [[mole (animal)|mole]]s and [[hedgehog]]s. They live in elaborate underground burrow complexes called setts.
Badgers are carnivorous upon various small animals such as [[rodent]]s, [[mole (animal)|mole]]s and [[hedgehog]]s. They live in elaborate underground burrow complexes called setts.
(Some versions of the Bible (e.g. the NIV) state here that the hides of [[sirenian]]s were used however.)
(Some versions of the Bible (e.g. the NIV) state here that the hides of [[sirenian]]s were used however.)
==Badgers in literature==
==Badgers in culture==
*Badger is one of the main characters in [[The Wind in the Willows]].
*Badger is one of the main characters in [[The Wind in the Willows]].
*The dire badger is a fictional variety, larger, more savage, and sometimes more intelligent, occasionally encountered in [[role-playing game]]s.
*The badger is the state animal of [[Wisconsin]] and the mascot of the [[University of Wisconsin]].
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Carnivores]]
[[Category:Carnivores]]
[[Category:Biblical Animals]]
[[Category:Biblical Animals]]