- The American Badger is a medium-sized, solitary carnivore known for its powerful digging ability and distinctive markings - Found throughout central and western North America, it is a member of the weasel family ... not particularly common in southern Arizona, but they are there - They have a broad, flattened body with a short neck and short, stout legs, and weigh between 8 and 26 pounds - Badgers are carnivores that primarily hunt burrowing rodents, such as ground squirrels, prairie dogs, pocket gophers, and mice ... they also eat insects, reptiles, birds, and eggs - They use their keen sense of smell and hearing to detect prey underground and then rapidly dig to unearth it ... Badgers have been known to work cooperatively with coyotes, where the badger digs for prey and the coyote captures any animals that escape - This particular Badger is named "Bucky" and hails from Wisconsin