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Badger characters are featured in author Brian Jacques' Redwall series (1986–2011), they are depicted as feared warriors most often falling under the title of Badger Lord or Badger Mother. A badger character is featured in The Immortals (1992–1996) by Tamora Pierce and "The Badger" is a comic book hero created by Mike Baron .
Mr. Badger, in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908), [4] [9] [10] [11] [7] and later sequels such as The Willows at Christmas by William Horwood [8] Mr. Badger, the main character in "Mr. Badger to the Rescue" [16] Old Brock, a badger from the tale of "El-ahrairah and the Lendri", and the lendri seen near the river (Ch 7), in ...
The American badger is a member of the Mustelidae, a diverse family of carnivorous mammals that also includes weasels, otters, ferrets, and the wolverine. [4] The American badger belongs to the Taxidiinae, one of four subfamilies of mustelid badgers – the other three being the Melinae (four species in two genera, including the European badger), the Helictidinae (five species of ferret ...
ARG (41A: Country whose national sport is pato (Abbr.) Pato is a game played on horseback. It combines elements of polo and basketball. The word "pato" is Spanish for "duck." Early versions of the ...
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals.
Perameles, or ‘pouched badger’, is a hybrid word, from the Greek pera (πήρα, ‘pouch, bag’) and the Latin mēles (‘marten, badger’). [ 3 ] More than half the known recent species of Perameles have been driven to extinction , although these extinct species were long considered conspecific with P. bougainville , a 2018 study ...
The swamp dweller looks just like what the name would suggest. It was a very rodent-like marsupial, just about the size of a muskrat, that weighed up to two pounds. However, this size was actually ...
Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers.They are noted for the great development of their anal scent glands, which they use to deter predators.