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− | + | A small mammal (about half the size of a [[dog]]) that travels in groups referred to in the community as "congas", badgers distinguish themselves from the common pack critter that occasionally wanders onto your map by their Prone To Rage feature. This means that badgers will often go berserk and attack adventurers, dwarves, and livestock. This is less of an issue now, because even when enraged, as long as the level of conflict has not escalated to No Quarter, animals smaller than dwarves will usually retreat after receiving even minor injuries. | |
− | Badgers | + | Badgers were famous and common enough in 0.31 to be a more-or-less serious problem. Nowadays, there are far less common due to the addition of numerous other animals. |
− | + | For an adventurer, badgers can serve as a superb sparring partner (much better than other critters like gophers or hoary marmots) in order to gain experience in skills like Shield User and Armor User. See this [[Adventure mode#How do I increase my skills and attributes? (Power-leveling)|FAQ]] section for more details. | |
− | Some dwarves [[ | + | Badgers that are enraged will hunt down common peasant dwarves going about their business on the surface, disrupting early fortress setup procedures as they force a terrified dwarf to run to the edge of the map before being cornered by the badger. |
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+ | Fortunately, it's still a small and fairly harmless creature due to its size and lack of any notable form of attacks, and a common adult unarmed dwarf will probably cripple it with a single kick (which is not to say that a badger can't get lucky, but it mostly seems to be limited to bruises and scratches). However, [[children]] are vulnerable to their attacks, especial the young (and hence small) ones. | ||
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+ | If you are attacked by aggressive badgers early on while still digging out your fort, consider training some of your dogs to be wardogs - a wardog is more than a match for a badger, and spares you the need to set a valuable soldier dwarf to badger-hunting duty. | ||
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+ | [[Honey badger]]s are similar to normal badgers, but found in [[tropical]] and [[desert]] regions rather than [[temperate]] ones. [[Giant badger]]s are far larger, far more [[fun]] versions of badgers. Some dwarves [[preference|admire]] badgers for their ''underground communities'' and their ''striped faces''. | ||
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+ | File:American Badger Sow.JPG| American Badger (female) | ||
+ | File:European Badger.jpg| European Badger | ||
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