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Cast A Wide Net 📽 by @matthew.vera & @prestonoutdoors Believe it or not, badgers hunting skunks is rare but not unheard of, especially in a place like Western North Dakota, where the winters are rough and both animals share overlapping habitats. The American badger is a fierce carnivore that primarily digs for rodents like ground squirrels and mice, but its diet also includes small mammals such as skunks.With their potent spray defense, fart squirrels are usually avoided by predators, but badgers, equipped with thick fur and a musky scent of their own, are less deterred by skunk spray than other predators might be. A 2019 study from Montana’s grasslands noted badgers might opportunistically prey on unusual targets like skunks during late fall or winter when their usual fare is scarce. The family of skunks crossing the highway likely drew the badger’s attention, prompting it to seize a vulnerable individual, such as a juvenile. This behavior reflects the badger’s adaptability in exploiting available prey in challenging environments. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nature Is Metal is powered by you! Did you record a wild video that you would like to get featured here? natureismetal.com/submissions is the absolute best place to send it. Our team checks the submission page daily

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Cole Langford
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Badger took homie to the shadow realm.

Mike |📍UK | Professional visuals for watch brands.
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Some of your posts are great, this one stinks.

Gavin ⚡️
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They left that dude like, “Welp, can’t do sh*t to help him, just keep moving,” lmaooo.

chris
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fart squirrel down 😕

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Nick Slegers
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Does this hurt the skunk?

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Dev
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I know that was STANKIN

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Basically a grizzly bear hunting down a herd of caribou but on a much smaller scale lol

Longston
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100 skunks vs 100 men ? Let’s gooo

Mike Smith
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Would a badger harm a small dog? Like do the country people there worry about coyotes bears AND badgers?

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wait skunks aren’t solitary???

Valdizzy
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Run TO the HILLS!! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!

M I L L E R // M A R I N E
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Where’s Bobby??!

Ethen Preston
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Thanks for the share!

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