Photo from Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile they are out snorting around and looking for food they need to be on the lookout for tigers and leopards.\u00a0 That’s right, the Hog Badger is preyed on by these awesome cats.\u00a0 This badger relies on its thick skin and incredibly large claws to defend itself against these dangerous felines.\u00a0 If that doesn’t scare them off then perhaps the foul smell these creatures excrete when they are frightened will do the trick.\u00a0 The Hog Badger has also been known to dig into the ground to escape an oncoming predator.\u00a0 If you ask me this isn’t a bad strategy but you had better be a quick digger.<\/p>\n
Hog Badger Fast Fact – <\/strong>Although badgers are a solitary animal the young Hog Badger tends to be quite playful and social.\u00a0 I would be careful playing with any animal that has extremely large claws.\u00a0 Remember folks, it is all fun and games until someone loses an eye.<\/p>\nWell I hope you enjoyed your Monday Fact and I will see all of you back here tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I hope all of you had a great weekend.\u00a0 I am excited for another 5 days of entertaining Wild Facts. We are going to start it all off by looking at the Hog Badger.\u00a0 This terrestrial animal can be found throughout the southeast Asia tropical rainforests. Anyone up for a quick flight to southeast Asia? I will meet all of you at the airport and then we will go and find this near threatened species. We better hurry up before the population declines any further. The\u00a0 Hog Badger looks similar to the Eurasian Badger but is typically smaller and has <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,1529,1170,1172,1527,1528,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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