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Badger is the common name for any animal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: the same mammal family as the ferrets, the weasels, the otters, and several other types of carnivore. There are 8 species of badger, in three subfamilies: Melinae (the Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae, (the Ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (the American badger). The Asiatic stink badgers of the genus Mydaus were formerly included in the Melinae, but recent genetic evidence indicates that these are actually Old World relatives of the skunks (family Mephitidae).
Typical badgers (Meles, Arctonyx, Taxidea and Mellivora species) are short-legged and heavy-set. The lower jaw is articulated to the upper, by means of a transverse condyle firmly locked into a long cavity of the cranium, so that dislocation of the jaw is all but impossible. This enables the badger to maintain its hold with the utmost tenacity.
The name badger is possibly derived from the word badge, on account of the marks on the head; or it may be identical with the term noted below, the French blaireau being used in both senses. An older term for "badger" is brock (Old English brocc), a Celtic loanword (Gaelic broc, Welsh broch, from Proto-Celtic *brokko). The Proto-Germanic term was *þahsu- (German Dachs), likely from the PIEŽ root *tek'- "to construct", so that the badger would have been named after its digging of setts (tunnels). The collective name for a group of badgers is a cete.
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Badger Info - A resource site about Badgers. - Summarises available information for all of the world's badger species. Also includes a photo gallery.
Meta Description: [ Badger Information - Resource site on all types of badgers from around the world. ]
Badgers - Description of badgers, their lives, births, deaths, family life, living space (setts), activities, fun, educational stuff, free for teachers.
Meta Description: [ Badgerland - The Definitive On-Line Guide to Badgers in the UK. Free-to-use child-friendly web-site. All about Britain's favourite wild mammal, the Badger (aka Brock or Meles meles). We also sell tons of highly-recommended books and DVDs. ]
Badgers on the Web - Includes links, message board, news, merchandise, research information, and a children's introduction to badgers.
Meta Description: [ Badgers, badgers, badgers! The European badger (Meles meles), the American badger (Taxidea taxus), the hog badger (Arctonyx collaris), the ferret badgers (Melogale spp.), the honey badger or ratel (Mellivora capensis), and the stink badgers (Mydaus spp). They're all here at Badgers on the Web! ]
Cornwall Badger Group - Information on the European Badger (Meles meles) and related problems and issues.
Meta Description: [ Information on West Cornwall Badger Group, part of Brock the Cornwall branch of the National Federation of Badger Groups (NFBG) ]
Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) - Facts on this mammal's behavior, diet, breeding, distribution, feeding associations, and predators. Includes photo gallery and information research projects.
Meles meles (Eurasian Badger) - Details about the Eurasian badger from Animal Diversity Web.
National Federation of Badger Groups - The NFBG promotes the conservation, welfare and protection of badgers, their setts and habitats. It represents and supports 80 local voluntary badger groups throughout Britain, provides expert advice on all badger issues and works closely with the police, and other organisations.
Meta Description: [ Badger conservation and welfare are the primary goals of the Badger Trust (the new name for the National Federation of Badger Groups, NFBG). Badgers (Meles meles) face a wide range of threats including badger digging, badger baiting and other forms of persecution; road casualties; habitat destruc... ]
Neath Port Talbot Badger Group - Information about badgers, legal protection, group activities, photo gallery, and forum. Based in Wales, UK.
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South Wales (UK) and is involved in the conservation of the badger. Visit
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Research - Badger Ecology and Behaviour - Information about a Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) research project at the University of Oxford.
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The Mammal Society: Badgers - Badger fact sheet for the Eurasian badger, Meles meles.
West Cornwall Badger Group - This newly formed badger group hopes to provide a forum, share news and views, and to learn more about this attractive animal.
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