American badger is an omnivore, but it tends to eat meat and has rich recipes. Badger usually goes out for food at night, mainly preys on mice and insects, and is a beneficial animal. When zoologists observe at night, they often see them sniffing around carefully while slowly looking for the nests of animals such as mice. If you find the larvae of bees, wasps and ants, immediately destroy their nests and stick out your tongue to lick them. Badgers have a keen sense of smell. They can smell whether there are mice in underground caves and dig according to the smell.
American badgers are not suitable for aquatic life. They only catch crayfish, carp, bullfrogs and turtles by the stream in shallow water. Once they meet all kinds of nesting birds, eggs and chicks, they will gobble up a meal. If they meet lizards or snakes, they will first remove the poisonous head of their prey and then taste it carefully. American badgers prey on many mammals, including rabbits, armadillos, porcupines, raccoons, foxes, young deer and young black bears. Although badgers like to taste all kinds of fresh animals, they sometimes eat carrion like eagles and vultures.
Badgers can dig rat holes to hunt, and rats such as voles, squirrels and groundhogs account for a large proportion in their diet. Badgers often dig holes dug by these rodents until they catch their prey. When digging a cave, the head is down, the two hind legs embrace each other, and the shovel-shaped front paws dig the soil violently, so that the dust is raised one after another. Its excellent excavation skills are very beneficial to its survival. Because badgers spend most of their lives in caves they dig, during which they mate and rest. In bad weather, they blocked the underground tunnel from the inside of the nest to avoid being attacked by strong winds and heavy snow. They stayed indoors and slept comfortably for a few days. Even if you walk out of the cave, you can immediately hide in the cave once you encounter an enemy attack. In the case of food shortage all winter, they had to dig a nest of mice to get food to make a living. At this time, it is necessary to rely on extraordinary excavation skills.
Badgers are small in size, but very fierce. When it is angry, it can kill hounds or coyotes two or three times bigger than it. When using strength, it can expand its body hair to try to protect its body from harm. Badgers can dig holes with strong limbs and sharp claws to escape when encountering powerful opponents such as bears or cougars. When forced, they spit out pungent urine like skunks. Living alone only forms a mate during mating season.