06/10/2023

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Badgers, mustelids and the cull….

  National Badger Day focuses on all things ‘badger’,  so here are some interesting facts about badgers and their cousins…. image from Pinterest Badgers are part of the ‘mustelid’ group of mammals… The Mustelidae from Latin mustela, meaning weasel) are a diverse family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, Martens, and wolverines. . Otherwise known as mustelids, they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia, of the order Carnivora with about 66 to 70 species in nine subfamilies....