The badger is a 2 foot long mammal found in grassy plains across several central US states, known for its white, black, brown, or gray fur and sharp claws used for digging and defense. It lives in burrows but also hunts in the burrows of other animals like prairie dogs and gophers, eating a diet of small rodents. Badgers have litters of 3 to 5 young in late winter and the babies grow to adult size of 2 feet long.

1. Badger By: Joseph

2. Description The badger is a mammal. It is 2 ft. long and is .61meters long. Its colors are white, black, brown, and gray. The covering is the fur. The claws or called shovels are and its defense.

3. Habitat It lives in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska, and Michigan. It lives in the grassy plains. An American badger lives in the plains and prairies.

4. Living habitat A badger likes grassy lands. A badger hunts in other burrows like prairie dogs and gopher burrows. It eats prairie dogs and gophers. Its diet food is ground squirrels and rats .

5. Birth and growth They have litters of three to five young sometimes between February and March. It grows to 2ft. long and .61 meters.

6. Interesting facts The badger moves almost each day. That is amazing. The badger is a hard working animal. I didn’t know a lot about badgers.

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