Up-close and personal
Badgers are longstanding Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve residents; every sett is occupied.
Last night, BadgerCam was up-close and personal with the Brocks outside their refurbished south marsh sett. A badger skull is placed at the entrance as if to denote the owners of the sett.
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So cool! 🙂 I have a fossil badger skull from Eurasia. We have badgers here in Illinois but they are rapidly getting to be way fewer in number, unfortunately.
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Thanks, Tom. Our government is culling badgers in an attempt to reduce bovine TB.
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The badger seems to like celebrity in the spotlight.
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I don’t think that badger knows what is going on. They are very timid creatures, Hans.
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Interesting with the badger skull in the front of the den, is that a common behavior?
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Badgers occasionally die in their setts. Rat hordes move in to eat the carcass. After a few years, badgers reoccupy the set and clear out old bedding and bones. I don’t thin any ritual is involved. 😉
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