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- Reflecting the dwelling of what is, in parts of its range, a highly social mammal, badger setts are large and spacious enough to accommodate as many as 35 animals (in the largest naturally supported clan ever recorded in Woodchester Park during 1989), although between six and eight individuals is more common.
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Reflecting the dwelling of what is, in parts of its range, a highly social mammal, badger setts are large and spacious enough to accommodate as many as 35 animals (in the largest naturally supported clan ever recorded in Woodchester Park during 1989), although between six and eight individuals is more common.
Various species can share a badger sett - including woodmice, voles, rate, rabbits, weasels and even foxes. However, when foxes may share setts with badgers (and sometimes even raise their cubs there), it is unlikely that such sharing will be a long-term arrangement.
In the UK, badgers live in mixed-sex groups of between four and eight animals in underground 'setts'. A social group living together in the same sett is also known as a 'clan'. While badgers tend to live in groups, they do not always act cooperatively with their fellow clan members.
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Badgers live in social groups, typically made up of around four to seven individuals. Mating occurs year-round, predominantly between February and May. During courtship, the male badger will pursue the female, biting the nape of her neck. After mating, a process known as delayed implantation occurs.
A lot of entrances at a sett means that the sett is long-established and that the soil is easy to dig – and bears NO relationship to the number of badgers. A typical family in Scotland consists of five to six badgers.
A sett or set is a badger's den. It usually consists of a network of tunnels and numerous entrances. The largest setts are spacious enough to accommodate 15 or more animals with up to 300 metres (1,000 ft) of tunnels and as many as 40 openings.
With strong paws, long claws and a short, stout body, they are notorious for their digging skills and create setts, made up of a network of tunnels and chambers underground, to live in. Setts vary according to their size, and there can be multiple setts in a territory.
