Photo category:
Phrygana
Vertebrates specimen collection
Natural History Museum of Crete exhibition

  • Photo taken by:
    Trikali, M.
  • Photo taken date:
    March 2013
Badger
Carnivores
Mammals
Animals
Vertebrates
Shrubland of Crete (Greece) diorama

Photo of a European badger, Meles meles, a carnivore that lives in small groups in burrows. Most of its diet consists of earthworms which it digs out of the ground. However, it supplements its diet with insects, fruit and nuts.