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Badger Taxidea taxus
Badgers are large members of the weasel family with special adaptations for burrowing. They have stout, flattened bodies, powerful forefeet, and silvery gray, faintly striped fur. They feed mainly on ground squirrels and pocket gophers, which they dig up from their underground nests. Badgers are usually found in open, grassy areas with sandy soils, but occasionally they are observed within the reserve, hunting for their next meal. Patches of disturbed ground in the meadows may indicate that a foraging badger is in the vicinity. |
