Let me just start by saying that a badger is not generally a very snuzzy creature. They are in fact, pesky little critters that can get pretty darn nasty and are very capable of holding their own, even against a much larger animal like, say, me. I have crossed paths with badgers out here in the sticks and generally just get the heck out of Dodge, in a very macho tail-between-legs kind of way.
You see, if they get their fangs into you, you’re in real trouble. Wikipedia says:
The lower jaw is articulated to the upper by means of a transverse condyle firmly locked into a long cavity of the cranium, so that dislocation of the jaw is all but impossible… This enables the badger to maintain its hold with the utmost tenacity.
Huh? Condyle? Wha…?
Anyhow, all of the nasty badger talk aside, the baby ones are pretty darn cute!! … Especially when they’re being saved: firefighters in Norway rescued three baby badgers from a burning building in Oslo on Sunday, which led to these really snuzzy photos:
Link: [This Norwegian Newspaper] via [Cute Overload]
