BADGER 



having remarkable travelling facilities, never giving in 

 until escape is well-nigh impossible, the Fox, in spite of 

 its faihngs, is an intensely interesting species, and may 

 the day be far distant when it ceases to hold an honoured 

 place in our country's fauna. 



Badger. — This very intelligent mammal (Fig. 21) 

 is commoner than is generally supposed. Being entirely 

 nocturnal, it is rarely seen, and, with the exception of 



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game-keepers and sportsmen, few people are aware of 

 its presence in any given locality. We know, for instance, 

 of several Badger's " earths " in our own neighbour- 

 hood, and more than one boy of our acquaintance has, at 

 our suggestion, undertaken an all-night vigil in his 

 endeavour to obtain a sight of the wily Brock as it came 

 above ground to hunt for food. It is no Hght task to sit 

 cramped up in a tree near a Badger's haunt on a moon- 

 light night on the off-chance of having a fleeting glance 



of the soft-footed hunter as it passes quickly by ; but the 



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