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Set B5 - British Wild Life - card information

10. The Badger or Brock
(Meles meles)

10. The Badger or Brock

The badger or brock is an animal that has survived in some numbers despite much persecution. It has never received any protection for sporting purposes - it is a truly wild beast. It lives in a large burrow known as a "sett" and is strictly nocturnal in its habits, hence its presence in a neighbourhood often goes unsuspected. Sometimes, particularly in the autumn, it may make itself known by long, loud yells, which are probably a love song. The cubs, generally two or three in number, are born in February or March.