Question from Ell, 17/01/99: Who would win in a fight, a fox or a badger?
• Answer: Hi Ell, thanks for the question. Normally badgers and foxes don’t fight, as is the case with most wild animals it is within the same species that fights most frequently occur, usually territorial or mating disputes. Personally, I have never seen the two species fighting, in fact I have seen, more than once, foxes using a part of a badger sett as their den. The nearest thing to a confrontation I have experienced was in a village near to where I live where a lady fed badgers and foxes in her garden. The badgers I can definitely say had first choice of the food dish content. The foxes present waited gingerly in the sidelines until the badgers had had their fill and moved off. This I feel suggests that the fox at least knows who would win! Back to Index [36] Question from Thom 23/01/99: In reference to Ell’s question, who would win in a fight between a regular badger (Meles meles) and an African Honey Badger? • Answer: Hi Thom, thanks for the question. Difficult to say really, I
