Badger Cubs Part 2 ( This Time It's Serious......)

Well, it's not actually in focus but it shows how badgers fight, going for the thickly muscled neck and rump where they're unlikely to do serious harm. The vast majority of badgers have scars on the neck and bum from fighting. Badgers have incredibly powerful jaws with large muscles in the neck and head as well as having a fused jaw which can't be dislocated, not a good idea to get bitten by a badger overall : ) Add to that their massively powerful front paws and deadly looking claws they're pretty formidable creatures for their size. Male badgers have a saggital crest along the top of the skull, the same thing that gives mountain gorilla silverbacks their oddly shaped heads. Yes I've swallowed a badger book : ) If you ever find an injured badger don't handle it without full chainmail armour on ! Having said that they are very shy and nervous with non-badgers, my little cat once chased two full grown adults up the garden............

 

Earlier in the summer I had all three cubs fighting almost at my feet, pretty noisy and exciting and unforgettable !

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