Underground Labyrinth Of Badgers | Natural World: Badgers - Secrets Of The Sett | BBC Earth

Badgers are secretive creatures who have been seen by few. So how do these elusive animals live their lives? We take a look at these badgers in their underground home, called a sett, just as cubs have been born.
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Natural World: Badgers - Secrets of the Sett (2008)
Badgers are loved by some and hated by others. Yet few people have ever seen one alive. So how does the badger maintain its secret life? This film follows a badger family throughout the year, from the birth of their tiny cubs deep underground, to their spring emergence, discovery of summer scenery and encounters with people and wild neighbours. Set against the idyll of country life on a working farm, this film uncovers the dark and light side of the badger as never seen before. What is revealed is a surprising, entertaining and moving account of the country's most respected and endlessly watchable wild inhabitant.
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[@briangleadless9958]

I will never forget my first encounter with a wild badger. I had been on warden patrol all day within a group of woodlands owned by the Woodland Trust in Derbyshire. It was starting to become dusk so I decided to head home, has I did I noticed a huge earth covered mound which I thought might be an area of land where badgers might live, so I investigated the mound area. I found four large entrances, leading to underground passageways. I knew straight away I had found a Badger Sett. Upto this point I had never seen a live wild badger, I had seen lots of photographs and videos of badgers, but I had never come face-to-face with a badger myself. I decided to sit on the ground a few yards away from the sett entrances hoping I might get a quick glimpse of a badger. To my surprise I hadn't long to wait. I noticed a badger cub pop it's head out of the sett entrance. It sniffed the air, smelling for signs of danger. I had made sure I was down wind from the sett, so my scent could not be picked up by the badger/s. When the cub was satisfied there was no danger it came right out of the sett entrance and sat right in front of me! What a wonderful sight. I realised the cub's eyesight was 'very poor' as it was facing me, staring straight into my face, yet it did not seem one bit affraid of me, it did not attempt to run away. It just sat there staring at me! After about five minutes the cub turned away and made it's way into the woodland. I carried on with making my way home.

[@Khonnell66]

Where abouts in Derbyshire, may I ask?

[@andrewjones-productions]

Despite growing up on a farm and my father pointing out a sett when I was young, I never, ever got to see a badger. Whilst they have the unfortunate tendency to spread tuberculosis which bovines can catch, I never heard of any farmer in my area wanting to evict them or harm them. They otherwise pose little threat and I personally would like to see research for a vaccine that would prevent cattle from being infected in order to help protect wildlife. I would really like to see a badger, although now living in Japan, my opportunity to do so are slim.

[@FrankBenlin]

Here you go, now go for a walk and maybe get lucky. From Wikipedia; The Japanese badger is a species of carnivoran of the family Mustelidae, the weasels and their kin. Endemic to Japan, it is found on Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Shōdoshima. It shares the genus Meles with its close relatives, the European and Asian badgers.

[@hmalik5232]

I saw one in my garden at night once and it was amazing but I’ve never seen one any other time yet

[@indyreno2933]

@Frank Benlin, actually, Mustelidae is restricted to only the weasels, ferrets, and minks, while the skunks, stink badgers, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, martens, and fisher do not belong to Mustelidae anymore, they are instead moved to the families Mephitidae, Melidae, Lutridae, and Ictonychidae respectively, while the latter three families are grouped with Mustelidae into the superfamily Musteloidea, Mephitidae is not part of Musteloidea and instead evolved independently, Mephitidae belongs to a whole different superfamily, which is the superfamily Procyonoidea, meaning skunks and stink badgers are actually more closely related to the raccoons, ringtail, cacomistle, coatis, olingos, olinguito, kinkajou, and red panda than they are to the weasels, ferrets, minks, badgers, otters, zorillas, muishund, shulang, huro, grisons, wolverine, tayra, martens, and fisher.

[@SnugglesPlays]

I'm pretty sure I remember hearing that there is no scientific evidence that badgers have or spread TB....that's why there was such an outcry when the government announced the badger culling quite a few years ago, they said it was because of TB, but the scientific community said there is no evidence that they spread it to cattle. I'm sure I heard that right.

[@oldskoolhunting]

They say if you are TB free you should leave the badgers alone because if you cull them then others come from different areas and take over the sett that might have TB

[@lilyrey9546]

Amazing to see their world.

[@e4t662]

Title: Underground labyrinth of Badgers.. Me: Oh, hell yeah!.

[@gonebabygone4116]

I have never come across one of these when it's just been put out. Amazing to see just 163 views and 5 comments. I love listening to Sir David ... every wildlife video I watch that doesn't have a narrator, I hear him :-)

[@dannysullivan12345]

Me to check out Netflix animal birds of prey episode is sick

[@AniFam]

Wow, their secret world is sooo complex~ Thank you for sharing this video~👍

[@jerrywildlife]

Badgers are super amazing animals, so cute! Thanks to BBC to let us know their life.

[@w.d.g.]

What's not to love here. Attenborough's voice. (Love this guy!!!), amazing camera work (Well Done BBC!!!). I can't wait to buy on disc the complete collected of Attenborough, someday, I'm saving up.

[@lordbigmac286]

This is the footage badgers deserve! They have such complex setts, I’m so happy they made this clip.

[@leonablack3516]

I have a set close by , they come round for some snacks i put out. I also have a hedgehog come round everynight for a snack.. the two met one night and the hedgehog curled up in a ball. The badger was sniffing very close to it ,i had to scare it off. My cat doesn't seem to bother any of them and they dont bother the cat. They are lovely to see , keeps me up at night watching them 😊

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Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger, MUSHROOM, MUSHROOM!

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Wow cool video i really like it 👍

[@Nolanthegardener]

Amazing creatures.

[@mmps18]

What cuties badgers are!!!

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

Amazing film footage, and the voice of Sir David Attenborough? Count me in!

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Badger, Badger, Badger, Badger… 😊

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♥️

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Wow.what an amazing video of wildlife seldom seen on films or KZbin..really appreciate it.

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I like badgers

[@Niobesnuppa]

Gotta love badgers.

[@wildwildItaly]

I filmed a few on my trail cam, but only at night. I absolutely love them. And of course listening to Sir David A. is a real treat!! ❤️

[@tatsusama3192]

Hufflepuff pride! 💛🖤

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Este vídeo é simplesmente incrível!! Fora os arames e a ocupacao do seu espaço esta espécie é linda e brava ..a BBC levou-nos ao seu refúgio desbravando o túnel com a câmara para nos mostrar a próxima descendência!! Fantástico ...como sempre!!

[@michaellehane4800]

We are so utterly privileged to be able to share our world with such exquisite sentient beings. They are wonderful engineers who are capable of doing such intricate building designs, all in complete darkness of their set. To say these people are clever is an absolute understatement. 💜🦘🕉️🦡🌳💚

[@GayTruckDriver]

They dug burrows in my drive way, only working at night they fooled me for a few weeks before i could stop them

[@ShortStories-22M]

👍

[@ilcanaledellanatura]

Amazing! Thanks!

[@nidhinkn5980]

Amazing Animal.

[@Maesterful]

Just spotted one tonight in southern France coming out of a maize field, had no idea they even existed here!

[@tom4412]

Badgers can be poisoned with feed grade Urea. If they are causing destruction in your field of Maize 👍

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[@michellemenefee8359]

so cute!!

[@norichnocrybesmile3683]

Thank boss🙏🙏🙏🇹🇭

[@asianseaanimals]

Amazing animals life

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sooo gooood😀

[@Condortheburninator]

Red Wall OP!

[@K-FOREST_Original]

Hi! How are you? The wind of early fall has been blowing in Korea/Seoul since early this morning. While summer requires sunlight for grains and fruits, daily life is not easy due to heat and humidity. It's going to be autumn now... I wish you good health and good things for the rest of the week. Thank you.

[@tom4412]

Here in the UK we use badger sets to return used engine oil back to deep underground where the Oil originally came from.

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[@XxDyneXxFreeEnergyx]

The badger will always be my strongest ally on far cry primal up there next to the Owl of course.

[@olorin4317]

Aww, how could you cull something so cute?

[@Kingsaxxy3872]

Because farmers are terrified of them spreading TB even when it gets proven they don’t have it.

[@tom4412]

@@Kingsaxxy3872badgers do carry TB

[@dennesey]

How in the H did anyone get footage this good? You'd think human scent would scare these guys out for good and leave this labyrinth abandoned.

Schön 🤠

[@oofthissux]

So many questions. Do they have good vision in the darkness as the obviously spend a ton of time in the tunnel system?

[@lizzie7929]

🐾

[@chalfontstgiles4307]

What is that bird call at 1.25? Anyone? I hear it every night here in Scotland

[@tom4412]

That’s actually me, love from mum x

[@UrduTravel]

subhanAllah. beauty of life 🤩😍

[@shirleyjhaney1041]

I clicked on this bc of Bread and Jam for Frances, by another Brit, Russell Hoban.

[@rawpax6723]

I was really exited to watch Badgers in their natural habitat but when David Attenborough mentioned the Set i realised it was all fake :(

[@Snowbat656]

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[@Vip__honey]

I respect everyone who were involved in this Seriously the best piece that i ve ever seen on KZbin 💌 Hate off to well all 💟 love your videos

[@thediamond3823]

Hello

[@ecks_]

We’ve found the original earthbenders.

[@troygardner1610]

Funny how much mileage of tunnels most diggers in small ( e.g. scary ascarius..tapewurm...earthworms ish to badger needed for variation all seclusion ary matrix

[@foxhoundp9949]

This is a dumb question but like all the European people I know freak out when they see an American badger. Are ours much bigger or something? I always hear ours are mean but I've always heard badgers are mean in general. They look about the same to me. Or based on the comments are European Badgers just more shy 😂 they chase dogs n cats and other farm animals round here, I grew up in a city n I've seen a badger IRL and not in a zoo. So maybe ours are meaner 🤦‍♀️😂

[@zackebuh5868]

Good question. I have never seen an American badger so I can't tell for sure, but I've come across European badgers in the park of my city and they are super chill, they don't seem to be bothered at all 😅

[@foxhoundp9949]

@@zackebuh5868 huh, the ones here are like boot sized lions (they're long n squat like any other badger), they got a rep for being fierce and even wolves n bears don't mess with them. I'm the type that goes up to deer, raccoons, fox, skunk, coyote whatever and talk to em n pet em but when I'm in the Midwest n see a badger I nope right outta there just on their reputation, they straight up kill large animals. Interesting to know tho, thank you very much! Now I wonder if it's a resource issue 🤔 Still odd since they're in areas of the Americas that aren't super populated. Lots of farm land n forests up North.

[@Kingsaxxy3872]

Actually no, European Badgers are slightly larger than North American Badgers, the one in the US tend to be more aggressive yes but the European one definitely ain’t something to be messed with either.

[@darthplagueis13]

They operate on different survival strategies. A european badger will always try to escape to its sett when it feels threatened and only fight if you either corner it or try to invade its sett. American badgers don't dig and therefore don't have anywhere to escape to, so instead of getting out of dodge, they try to scare off attackers with a threat display. If you're used to badgers giving humans a wide berth, the sight of one hissing and showing its teeth and trying to make itself as big as possible is a bit unsettling. When it comes to actually fighting, I don't imagine there's much of a difference, except for european badgers being a little bigger on average.

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[@debbieathy5204]

@@majoroldladyakamom6948 good for you for making a very valid point.

[@TheTinnin]

480p lol

[@darklab7335]

Two

[@indyreno2933]

Badgers are carnivorans that belong to the family Melidae, they are native to Eurasia, Africa, and North America, there are over fifteen extant species within seven genera and four subfamilies Taxonomy: • Family: Melidae (Badgers) •• Subfamily: Mellivorinae (Short-Faced Badgers) ••• Genus: Mellivora (Honey Badger Lineage) •••• Species: Mellivora capensis (Honey Badger) •• Subfamily: Helictidinae (Ferret Badgers) ••• Genus: Melogale (Northern Ferret Badgers) •••• Species: Melogale moschata (Chinese Ferret Badger) •••• Species: Melogale subaurantiaca (Formosan Ferret Badger) ••• Genus: Helictis (Indochinese Ferret Badgers) •••• Species: Helictis personata (Burmese Ferret Badger) •••• Species: Helictis cucphuongensis (Vietnamese Ferret Badger) ••• Genus: Bassaritaxus (Indonesian Ferret Badgers) •••• Species: Bassaritaxus orientalis (Javan Ferret Badger) •••• Species: Bassaritaxus everetti (Bornean Ferret Badger) •• Subfamily: Melinae (Old World Badgers) ••• Genus: Arctonyx (Hog Badgers) •••• Species: Arctonyx collaris (Greater Hog Badger) •••• Species: Arctonyx albogularis (Northern Hog Badger) •••• Species: Arctonyx hoevenii (Sumatran Hog Badger) ••• Genus: Meles (Eurasian Badgers) •••• Species: Meles meles (European Badger) •••• Species: Meles canescens (Caucasian Badger) •••• Species: Meles leucurus (Asiatic Badger) •••• Species: Meles anakuma (Japanese Badger) •• Subfamily: Taxideinae (New World Badgers) ••• Genus: Taxidea (American Badger Lineage) •••• Species: Taxidea taxus (American Badger)

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