7.8M views · 9.9K shares | This determined badger buried an entire calf in five days. Why? | National Geographic | Facebook

2.6K views · 124 reactions | Honey badgers use their long front claws to dig burrows, often building deep burrows in just a matter of minutes. Watch how quickly Eshe creates this hole! Because the badgers love to dig, keepers will often bury food or enrichment for them to find (though in this case, Eshe was digging for burrowing). #NaplesZoo #WednesdayWisdom #HoneyBadger | Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens | Facebook

Strong, smart, fierce, and… rottotillers? Did you know American badgers are the fastest digging animals on earth, and can dig out tunnel systems the size of a school bus? If you’ve ever been unable to see Bloom the badger, perhaps she was exploring and creating new tunnel systems in the underground portion of her habitat, which runs the length of her habitat and 6 feet underground as well! Many other animals, such as the burrowing owl, rely on badgers to dig out and later abandon burrows or dig