European Badger

Badgers live in large family groups in burrows underground called ‘sets.’ If a set is inhabited, it is usually neat and clean, with the entrance marked by piles of used bedding materials made of dry grass and leaves. There are also smelly holes nearby that are used by the badgers as toilets! They have strong front legs, which they use to dig for food. Cubs are born in January or February but spend the first few months underground, only coming out in spring when the weather is a bit warmer.