Talk:European badger

message: Some of the information seems wrong and their is this tone that makes european badgers out to be lovable little fellows and only a "rogue" ones would ever dare go after lifestock.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.26.214 (talk) 22:40, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
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message: is it really not known that european bagers dig up wasps nests? I've got a bumblebee nest in my garden that has clearly been extensively excavated by a mammal. I doubt foxes, it seems that a badger is the more likely culprit.
===TB in cattle===
As an aside:
Although selective breeding has produced cows with very high milk yields, it has been at the expense of a 'strong constitution'. In other words modern cow would find survival difficult without veterinary intervention. They would not survive in the wild.
Could it be for this reason that TB has been on the increase in cattle? That their immune systems are less fit, suggests that they are  more likely to contract it from each other. Cows are often close together with other cows and since TB human form is not that easy to catch without close contact -maybe its the same for cows.  --Aspro 20:20, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
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message: As an aside:
Although selective breeding has produced cows with very high milk yields, it has been at the expense of a 'strong constitution'. In other words modern cow would find survival difficult without veterinary intervention. They would not survive in the wild.
Could it be for this reason that TB has been on the increase in cattle? That their immune systems are less fit, suggests that they are  more likely to contract it from each other. Cows are often close together with other cows and since TB human form is not that easy to catch without close contact -maybe its the same for cows.  --Aspro 20:20, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: TB in cattle

message: I am confused about why this article has had its name changed from Eurasian Badger to European Badger – especially as it has been done without discussion, and in the face of reversions.  Please can we now talk about it before any further reverts.
What is the source for "European badger" as the English name?  The name is widely used in Europe, but I doubt if would be a popular one in the Far East, where the same species occurs.  If there is a source for the name, I suggest that it is obviously and plainly wrong, and the name should be changed back to "Eurasian badger".  Incidentally, the same applies to the Eurasian otter, which has also been changed recently in the face of previous discussion.  Richard New Forest (talk) 16:45, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: See discussion below, and at User talk:Tombstone#Eurasian badger, Eurasian otter.  Richard New Forest (talk) 09:50, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
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message: I have added 4 images of Eurasian Badger. Three of them are in an unnatural setting. I felt the article would benefit from more images in the gallery, however if it is felt that only 'natural environment' images are appropriate then please remove the three with concrete tile background.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prosthetic Head (talk • contribs) 00:58, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery: New images, artificial setting. 

message: Heptner, V. G.; Sludskii, A. A. (2002). Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol. II, part 1b, Carnivores(Mustelidae). Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation. . - link is dead. BTW - Mustelidae?! 91.215.34.42 (talk) 20:27, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
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message: Japanese wiki looks like this:
* Meles meles (species) (Japanese: "anaguma")
** Meles meles anakuma (subspecies) (japanese badger)
** Meles meles leucurus (subspecies) (asian badger)
** Meles meles meles (subspecies) (european badger)
English wiki looks like this:
* Meles (genus) (Japanese: "anaguma")
** Meles anakuma (species) (japanese badger)
** Meles leucurus (species) (asian badger)
** Meles meles (species) (european badger)
*** Meles meles meles (subspecies) (Common badger)
*** Meles meles arcalus (subspecies)
*** Meles meles canascens (subspecies)
*** Meles meles heptneri (subspecies)
*** Meles meles marianensis (subspecies)
*** Meles meles milleri (subspecies)
*** Meles meles rhodius (subspecies)
*** Meles meles severzovi (subspecies)
Let's fix the inconsistency. --JBrown23 (talk) 13:37, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categorization mismatch 

message: It's claimed here that they're digitigrade, but all other sources I found say badgers, at least in general, are plantigrade - the pictures shown here certainly seem to confirm the European badger is no exception. Am I missing something, or does this need correction?
2602:301:7736:56B0:9CC4:2E2C:2BB4:4B5A (talk) 21:12, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  We tend to see them only in (for them) unusual circumstances, e.g. when crossing the road. A martian who only happens to see you when you're going on tippy-toe might well draw the wrong conclusion!137.205.100.231 (talk) 10:49, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Even the scientific literature is a little inconsistent about this.  I have added a couple of references to the article. DrChrissy (talk) 18:31, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Digitigrade vs. Plantigrade 

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message: According to WP's spelling standards British vs American English, etc. on the Wikipedia:Typo Team team, both versions of recognize/recognise are correct. Since the European badger is native to Europe (and some part of Asia) I believe that it should be spelled "recognise" since it would be more likely that this particular page is more relevant to Europeans than Americans. 
It was not a "rouge" (sic) editor that tried to make the word more British, I believe the article may have been written by a European who was more apt to use the British spellings, although it's entirely possible the word was changed along the way. At any rate, either word is correct. Coryphantha (talk) 16:14, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recognize vs. recognise 

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message: Scientifically proven that badgers do not transmit tuberculosis to cattle 70.66.60.126 (talk) 11:37, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok. Do you have a reference you can cite? - UtherSRG (talk) 12:49, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  TB spread 

message: I think the section about badgers making good pets is biased and misleading, and they are classed as not recommended or ‘exotic’ pets by many pet insurers. 2A01:4B00:F627:5B00:8C38:61E8:99ED:FB14 (talk) 23:35, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I marked the source as dubious. The entire section is based on a single source from 1898 that discusses two or three anecdotes of badgers as pets, along with their supposed behaviour (e.g. loving pork, hating cats).-- Ponyobons mots 23:52, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pet section