I am not a fan of animals. I have written about it before when discussing my vegetarianism. I am not a fan of the big outdoors in general and am happiest indoors with a good book and a cuppa.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the beauty of nature and the wonderful animals that grace our land.
For #NationalBadgerDay, here are some facts about badgers that I didn’t know before writing this post!
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I think of the badger as being British but there are in fact 11 species across the world.
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Males are boars, females are sows and babies are cubs
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Sometimes they allow foxes and rabbits to live in their setts with them
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Badgers are omnivorous but the majority of their diet is earthworms. They are also the main predator of hedgehogs in the UK
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We don’t know where the word badger comes from. It may come from an old French word for digger or be a reference to the badge-like mark on their foreheads.
