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Old 17-11-2005, 07:32 PM
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Re: colour variations

There is a higher predominance in Shropshire of Erythristic Badgers, whereas the typical badger is black and white, the black is replaced by a rufous or gingery red in these Erythristic badgers. You can also get albino badgers, usually cream of off-white in appearance, although I have never seen one of those yet!

We have had Erythristic badgers in care at our Rescue Centre and they are generally the same as the 'normal' badgers. Incidentally my first ever sighting of a badger in the wild was an Erythristic!!!! I have a photgraph of one, but as yet no scanner, but I will try and upload a picture soon
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