The RED FOX is referred to simply as 'the fox' and as its name suggests, its fur is a reddish-brown in colour. Foxes are typically found in woodland areas and the countryside, however, urbanised foxes are becoming increasingly more common. The fox gives birth to between 4 and 7 cubs, which are weaned after 7 to 9 weeks. In adulthood they're usually solitary animals, although they occasionally join together to form a pack. They usually live underground in a den, also called an earth and feed on small mammals (especially rodents), birds, fruit and berries, earth worms, insects and left-over or discarded human scraps. Foxes are very territorial and they mark their territories with urine and faeces. The Red Fox is basically a wild dog and is most active at dusk, night and dawn.
The BADGER is a territorial animal and a member of the weasel family that usually makes its home (a sett) in copses or woodland clearings. The sett is an underground burrow system consisting of tunnels and chambers and is often passed down from one generation to the next. They give birth to litters of between 1 and 6 cubs. Badgers are shy animals and usually live in family groups or clans, although some are solitary and move from home to home. They're generally nocturnal and mostly active at dusk when they leave the sett in search of food. Their diet is quite varied and they're known to eat rodents, birds, frogs, berries, insects, eggs and lizards, although they mainly eat earthworms and may consume up to 200 a night.
