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| A badger (image by Christof Bobzin) |
CETE
Noun. Late Middle English.
[Perhaps from Latin coetus assembly, company.]
A group of badgers.
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| A badger on a stamp (image by Vintage Printable) |
Three Little Known Facts About Badgers:
They're the largest predator native to Britain and Ireland
On these islands, it is the only native predator of hedgehogs
A group of badgers is called a cete
(pronounced seet)
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| A cete of badgers (photo by Janet McKnight) |
Do you know any other badgery facts?
(double points if they're facts about cetes of badgers)
Do please leave your most black and white comments below.
They're doughty fighters, are badgers, and have been known to see off bears and wolves (and not only when drunk, which badgers sometimes are when they've been at the rotting fruit).
ReplyDeleteI've heard about their fighting ability. I read an article about badger-baiting, and it sounded as cruel to the dogs involved as it is to the badgers. Horrible.
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