American Badger

	American Badger
	Cat Given Name:	Badger
	Common Name(s):	American Badger
	Other Name(s):	North American Badger,  Tlalcoyote,  Blaireau
	Scientific Name(s):	Taxidea taxus
	Physical Description:	Stoutly build with a low-slung, square body. They are covered in dusky-brown fur with a white stripe that runs from nose to tail. The face is marked with black and white. Paws are also black.
	Physical Statistics:	Weight: 10-25 Pounds (4-11 Kilograms)
	Behavior:	A burrowing mammal that is primarily nocturnal. They're opportunistic hunters and territorial. During winter, they move between 2-3 burrows on and off through season, and during summer they might move daily, digging new burrows and moving back into old ones.
	Social Organization:	Solitary; Male territories generally overlap several female territories. Females share territory with young during the summer.
	Danger Level:	High (All cats are vulnerable); Badgers are deadly hunters who see cats as easy prey. A full patrol would be hard pressed to run one out of the territory, and even harder pressed to kill it.
	Approval Level*:	Administrator; Badgers move frequently and possess large territories, because of this an Administrator must be aware of and approve any appearance by them IC.
*Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a beast currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that cats cannot simply drive off.