American Badger Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n
Taxidea taxus<\/i><\/p>\n\n- American Badgers are short, squat and have huge claws, their coat is a mixture of browns, grays and whites and they have a distinctive black and white pattern to their faces.<\/li>\n
- American Badgers are Mustelids<\/em>, a diverse group of carnivorous mammals.<\/li>\n
- American Badgers are found in West and Central North America and northern Mexico.<\/li>\n
- They prefer habitats the include open areas like those found in grasslands, prairies and sagebrush steppe. The can also be found in agricultural fields, parks, meadows and marshes.<\/li>\n
- Their diet includes gophers, ground squirrels, voles, marmots, weasels, prairie dogs, rats, mice, snakes, lizards, amphibians, skunks, insects, carrion and ground nesting birds and their eggs.<\/li>\n
- American Badgers have litters of between 1 to 5 cubs. Male badgers are called boars and the females are sows.<\/li>\n
- American Badgers live to between 9 to 10 years of age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I hope you enjoy viewing my American Badger photos. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>
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