In part to make up for its poor eyesight, the badger has a very good sense of smell. This means that badgers can smell many things that we cannot. They use their sense of smell to find their way around, and to find food. Badgers can also recognise each other by smell. Movement Badgers usually walk or trot, but they can run when they need to.
Badgers are also good at climbing, and they can swim too.
If you are ever invited to go on a badger watch, you need to be extremely careful about what you wear, and where you stand. Whilst the cautious badger might not be able to see exactly what you are, it may well be able to tell if you move. You will need to be downwind, unperfumed, silent, still and patient. Lifetime Many badgers die in their first year of life. In fact, out of every three badger cubs born, two will die before they become one year old.