Badger Quiz

1. Badgers are rarely seen because they have this behaviour:
  • Crepuscular
  • Diurnal
  • Nocturnal
2. Badgers live in an extensive network of underground tunnels and nests. What are these called?
  • Setts
  • Hideouts
  • Retreats
3. What is a Badgers main type of diet?
  • Omnivorous
  • Carnivorous
  • Herbivorous
4. What kind of small creature makes up 50% of a Badgers diet?
  • Centipede
  • Slug
  • Earthworm
5. Badgers are also known to eat carrion. What is carrion?
  • Rotten vegetation
  • Dead animal carcass
  • Severed animal limbs
6. What is a group of Badgers called?
  • A gathering
  • A Herd
  • A clan
7. How long is the gestation period for a female badger?
  • 7 - 8 weeks
  • 12 - 13 weeks
  • 19 - 20 weeks
8. Badgers dig up the nests of which insects in order to eat their larvae?
  • Ants and Termites
  • Bees and Wasps
  • Beetles and Ladybirds
9. What scientific family do Badgers belong to?
  • Anatidae
  • Mustelidae
  • Erinaceidae
10. Badgers have the ability to produce a very unpleasant smell through which gland?
  • Anal gland
  • Nasal gland
  • Paw gland

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