In German-speaking regions, the badger was considered a weather prophet ... on February 2 comes from a diary entry in 1840 by a Welsh-American storekeeper in Pennsylvania. Over time, the Groundhog ...

The European badger: industrious, nocturnal, nattily dressed in black-and-white stripes. Larger and more elegant than his American cousin, he carries with him an air of respectability. In Wes ...