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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Collared Cat As a Predator of Badgers
An animal called a "collared cat" is mentioned in the article as a predator of badgers, but I've never heard of such a feline, and of the several species of native North American cats, none are called a "collared cat" that I can find. Either the article has been vandalized, or it is a regional name.

"Hey! They eat goober peas over yonder, but out in California, they are called peanuts!"

Okay, you get my drift? If "collared cat" is truly a regional name, then un-regionalize it and use its scientific classification so the rest of us know what it is, too. In some places in the United States, the mountain lion, Puma concolor, is called a painter. So, if white tailed deer are mainly eaten by painters, does that mean that Charles M. Russel and Fredrick Remington only ate white tailed deer? Linstrum (talk) 02:31, 15 October 2020 (UTC)


 * You make a very good (and funny) point! This is my first time reading this article and I have never edited it, but I had to do a quick "double-think" to determine what was meant by "collared cat." I realized it must mean one with a GPS tracking collar for study purposes. I went to the source note for that sentence of the article and it took me to this web page: What this mountain lion eats might surprise you. My hunch was correct. You are right, though, even if it said "GPS collared mountain lion," it would be much more explanatory. Anyone can make that change or something similar. I'd be glad to do it or to something else that you may suggest. --Eewilson (talk) 22:16, 16 November 2020 (UTC)