Greater Hog Badger

The greater hog badger is one of the largest land mustelids, a stocky animal with medium-length brown hair, a white throat, and a long white snout with two black stripes and a pink, pig-like nose. It looks like the European badger but its snout is more pig-like and the claws on its front feet are larger and white. The tail carries long white hairs. It measures 65–104 cm from snout to rump and weighs 7–14 kg, with 8.4–12 kg commonly reported (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is native to Southeast Asia and neighbouring regions, with the Indochinese hog badger form ranging east of the Himalayas. It is active by day and is not very wary of people. It is omnivorous, feeding on fruit, roots and small animals. High levels of poaching are thought to be causing a decline.