Talk:American badger

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Setts?

I thought setts are several dens used by colonial European badgers, I don't think that term fits American badgers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.70.58.74 (talk) 00:04, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Contradiction with Coyote

The article on coyotes says, "Coyotes may occasionally form mutualistic relationships with American badgers, assisting each other in digging up rodent prey. The relationship between the two species may occasionally border on apparent friendship, as some coyotes have been observed laying their heads on their badger companions or licking their faces without protest. The amicable interactions between coyotes and badgers were known to pre-Columbian civilizations, as shown on a Mexican jar dated to 1250–1300 AD depicting the relationship between the two."

This article (on the American badger) reads: "A widely held misconception is that badgers and coyotes hunt together. Badgers are solitary foragers; coyotes will observe badgers in the process of foraging and position themselves in proximity in order to attempt to capture any prey seeking to escape. Thus the human projection that badgers and coyotes form a mutually beneficial relationship in hunting and foraging is in error: the benefit favors the coyote, which are not as effective in digging prey out of burrows as badgers and act opportunistically in seizing prey the badger flushes or loses grasp of."

So which is it? --178.250.45.86 (talk) 04:02, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

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