The badger is a species of the family Mustelidae. It is a strong animal of white, black to grey colour, with a small head, black eyes and short tail. It reaches a weight of up to 15 kg. The badger feeds mainly on small mammals that live on the ground;they are active at night, and find prey thanks to the well-developed sense of smell, sight and hearing. They have well-developed front legs and claws, and they use the tunnels they dig in search of prey.<\/p>\n
They live on their own, and during the mating season males and females increase their territories in search of a partner. Badgers mate in late summer or early fall. In spring, the females give birth to usually 1 to 5 young badgers in the underground ditch covered with grass. The young are born blind and helpless, so females feed, nurture and protect them for another 5 to 6 weeks. They spend most of the winter resting, though they do not really hibernate.<\/p>\n
Within the Galichica National Park, it lives in natural and semi-natural grassland ecosystems, as well as in oak, beech forests and agricultural areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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