狗獾 (Meles meles) 是一种大型鼬科物种，栖息于欧洲各地的林地、灌木丛，甚至人造公园和牧场中。獾最醒目的特征是它们脸上的纹路，在白色的脸上有两条明显的黑色条纹，从脖子经过耳朵与眼睛，一路延伸到鼻子。其身躯被浓密的灰毛所覆盖，腿部为黑色，身体两侧的毛色则较浅。狗獾肩高 25 至 30 厘米，头部加身体的长度为 60 至 90 厘米，尾巴不长，大约 12 至 24 厘米。雄獾与雌獾的体型大致相同，但一般而言雄獾稍微重一些，约 9.1 至 16.7 公斤，雌獾约 6.6 至 13.9 公斤。
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In some European countries, badgers are attributed as the heralds of spring in folklore. They commonly occur in fables, where they are described as reclusive and courageous, likely due to their shy and nocturnal behaviour.
European badgers commonly eat hedgehogs; one of the only species that are able to do so due to their tough paws and dextrous claws.
European badger hair is often used for shaving brushes and for making sporrans.
European badgers do not eat or defecate in or near their sett; they create latrine areas to keep their sett clean.
European badgers were killed throughout the 1960s and 70s to prevent the spread of rabies. In the United Kingdom culling of European badger populations has led to a decrease of tuberculosis in cattle.
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