- Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae, which also includes the otters, polecats, weasels and wolverines.
- Badgers are found in North America, Europe, Asia and some parts of Africa.
- They prefer to live in dry, open areas such as woods, meadows, prairies and steppes.
- Badgers are nocturnal animals and do most of their foraging at night.
- They are known to be fierce and aggressive animals when cornered, and have been known to attack humans.
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