Badgers; colour?

sorella

This morning there was a dead badger on the lane here; I saw its face and am sure it was a badger.

But it was a pale honey colour; this is the second dead critter this colour I have seen this last while on this stretch of lane.

I could not stop as there was a car coming up fast bhind me and it is a narrow lane.

Can they be this colour?

Thank you

Alun

Yes, they can. From http://www.badgerwatch.ie/ ...

Erythristic badgers can occasionally be seen. Instead of the usual grey colouring, the coat is sandy colour, often deepening to a more reddish tone.

erythristic

Pronunciation:
\ˈer-ə-ˌthri-zəm\
Function:
noun : a condition marked by exceptional prevalence of red pigmentation (as in hair or feathers)

sorella

Thank you for this. I thought the first one was maybe a dog or something; but I saw this one's face, which was black and white.

Wish I had stopped; it was lying almost as if maybe still alive.

Two killed within two hundred yards? Same colour exactly.

I have checked the photos online but this is a richer colour.

And they are rare seemingly?

Alun wrote: »

Yes, they can. From http://www.badgerwatch.ie/ ...




erythristic

Pronunciation:
\ˈer-ə-ˌthri-zəm\
Function:
noun : a condition marked by exceptional prevalence of red pigmentation (as in hair or feathers)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I won't say they were rare just less common really. Two is the same area makes perfect sense as it would be a trait in the local sett.