Somerset and Devon Badger Groups (@somanddevbadgers.bsky.social)

Eurasian badgers mark territory and social bonds with scent. In a humorous twist, this mother accidentally marks her cub by sitting on its head! While cubs typically get scents from licking, sometimes nature just sits on you! bit.ly/46d3rw9

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Mother badger sits on baby's head! Eurasian badgers, like many mammals, use scent marking to establish territory and social bonds — it’s their version of sending a strongly worded letter. But in a rather unexpected twist, this mother badger is not marking a tree or a trail... she's accidentally scent-marking her own cub by plonking herself right down on its head! Whether it’s a slip of maternal focus or just a badger version of tough love, this behaviour gives a whole new meaning to "sitting on your problems." In reality, cubs are often licked and nudged to pick up the group’s scent, but sometimes, it seems, nature just sits on you to make a point. http://bit.ly/46d3rw9