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• Badger

  Badgers are stocky, carnivorous mammals belonging to the Mustelidae family (weasels). The European Badger (Meles meles) is widespread across Europe and parts of Asia. They are recognized by their distinctive black and white striped faces, grey bodies, and powerful claws adapted for digging. Badgers typically weigh 8-15 kg (18-33 lbs). They are nocturnal and highly social, living in elaborate underground burrow systems called 'setts'. Their diet is omnivorous, consisting mainly of earthworms, insects, fruits, and small mammals. Badgers play a role in soil aeration and seed dispersal.

  

  Habitat: The Badger lives in Albania, Norway, France, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Spain, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, United-kingdom, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-and-herz, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Mongolia, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, North-korea, South-korea, Syria, Turkey, Russia.