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Adult female American badger (sow) The American badger has most of the general characteristics common to badgers; with stocky and low-slung bodies with short, powerful legs, they are identifiable by their huge foreclaws (measuring up to 5 cm in length) and distinctive head markings.
Males of the American badger are called boars while females - are sows. Youngsters are called cubs. American badger has a keen sense of olfaction and hearing, meanwhile being almost blind.
A male European badger is a boar, a female is a sow, and a young badger is a cub. However, in North America the young are usually called kits, while the terms male and female are generally used for adults.
Aug 27, 2022 · How Do You Tell a Male Badger from A Female? The male American badger also called a boar, has broader and more domed heads than the female. They have fuller, chubbier cheeks and thicker necks while the females have thinner faces and slender necks. Male badgers have thinner, whiter tails while the females have shorter, broader tails.
Female American badgers give birth to litters of one to five cubs, which are raised in underground burrows. American badgers have an average lifespan of around 4-5 years in the wild. European badgers have a similar reproductive cycle, with females reaching sexual maturity at one year of age and breeding in late winter or early spring.
A female American badger may create 2 to 4 burrows in proximity with a connecting tunnel for concealment and safety for her young. In winter, a single den may be used for most of the season, but, in summer and fall, badgers range more frequently and may abandon their dens every week or so and find a new one.
Nov 5, 2020 · The American badger gives birth to a litter of between 1 and 5 pups in springtime (around April or May). Prior to giving birth the female lines the burrow with soft materials such a grass. American badger pups are born with their eyes sealed closed and with a very thin coat of hair.
