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BADGER MANIA & HEDGEHOG LIBRARY
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HOG BADGER
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This is a picture of a hog badger.
[can you see where it gets it name from?]
can you see that all badgers have one thing
that stands out.....the little white stripe down
the middle of the face and across the ears!
Did you know that! :)
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BADGER MANIA
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Welcome to badger mania.Here you can find out
about THREE different species of badger.On your
left its the Hog badger, on your right is the European
badger,the bottem left is the american badger,and
the bottem right is some info on badger burrows.
Enjoy,you'll have a badger of a time!
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EUROPEAN BADGER
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This is a picture of the European badger.
[isn't he cute!].European badgers are grey,
with a white belly,and a black line down its back.
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AMERICAN BADGER
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Look at this American badger.
This Badger is a brilliant digger.
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HEDGEHOG LIBRARY
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Hey,welcome to hedgehog library,where
you can find and search information
about hedgehogs. Good Luck!
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BADGER BURROWS
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Badgers have strong front legs and long,sharp
claws which they use to dig out extensive
underground burrows,called setts.The tunnels
can be up to 20m (65ft) long.Generations of
badgers may live in the same sett for hundreds
of years.When digging,badgers can close their
ears and nostrils to keep out dirt.
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PRICKLY ARMOUR
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Ahedgehog has up to 5,000
spines on its back. Spines
are really modified hairs.
Athough they are hollow,
they are very strong and
have sharp points.When
it is alamed, the hedgehog
rolls into a ball and protect
itself with its spines!
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HEDGEHOG FOOTPRINT
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This is a picture of a hedgehog footprint,
what other animal has a similar footprint
a.cow
b.mouse
c.fish
........and the answer would be....a mouse!
did you get that right?
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europian hedgehog
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This is a european hedgehog.
This hedgehog is a familiar inhabitant
of town parks, gardens, cemeteries,
railway banks and waste grounds.
Male hedgehogs weigh 800 to 1110g
( 28-40oz ) , body about 26cm ( 10in ).
Female generally smaller and weighs
500 to 700g ( 17-25oz ).
They eat worms, caterpillers, beetles.
Anything at ground level they eat.
There are little preditors eat hedgehogs
because of there spines.Fox, badgers and
dogs take hedgehogs ( especialy babies ),
Gamekeepers and motor cars kill far more.
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