The Badger’s legs are so short, that its belly seems to touch the ground; this, however, is but a deceitful appearance, as it is caused by the length of the hair, which is very long all 1 the body, and makes it seem much more bulky than it really is. It is a solitary, stupid animal, that finds refuge remote 2 man, and digs itself a deep hole with great assiduity. It seems to avoid the light, and seldom quits its retreat by day, only stealing 3 at night to find subsistence. It burrows in the ground very easily, its legs 4 short and strong, and its claws stiff and horny. As it continues to bury itself, it throws the earth behind it, to a great distance, and thus forms to itself a winding hole, at the bottom of 5 it remains in safety. As the fox is not 6 expert at digging into the earth, it often 7 possession of that which has been quit by the badger, and some say, forces it from its retreat, by laying its excrements 8 the mouth of the badger’s hole.