badger

     

 Arctonyx  Melogale  Meles  Mellivora  Taxiea

Trivia about badger

  • Grade B
  • "Baiting" these burrowing weasel relatives was once a favorite European sport
  • One of these mammals barged into my front yard
  • This critter (& university mascot) is Wisconsin's state animal; can you dig it?
  • Don't tell this animal "Neither a burrower, nor a lender be":
  • Nag or pester persistently
  • One of these critters appears on the state flag of Wisconsin
  • "Dachs", as in "Dachshund", is German for this burrowing animal
  • A member of the weasel family: GARBED