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THE STORY OF THE BADGER. 
The power of the badger’s bite is caused principally by the manner in 
which the under jaw is set on. Not only are its teeth sharp, and the leverage 
of its jaw powerful, but the jaw is so contrived, that when the creature 
closes its mouth, the jaw locks together as it were, and is held fast without 
much exertion on the part of the badger. 
The European badger is a clumsy animal with a lengthy body and short 
legs. It lives in the woods, generally, in the densest part of the forest. For 
its home it digs a large burrow in the ground and it makes but one entrance 
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to that burrow. In the bottom of the burrow it lays grass and hay and has 
a very comfortable house in which to live. The badger is a skilful digger 
and for this purpose was given strong, curved claws. The badger can be 
tamed and is said to show a good deal of affection for its master. Like the 
• wolf, it treads upon its heels, although its walk is similar to that of the bear. 
It is said they embrace each other and when they gambol and play utter a 
cry so loud as to startle one. 
In this country, in Canada and Northern Euiope the badgei hibei nates. 
