1. Like many other mustelids, it has potent anal scent glands used for marking territory and sexual signaling.

2. Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members.

3. Badgers are short, stout, powerful animals that live in underground 'setts' that can extend well over 50 metres long! Members of the mustelid family (which includes pine martens, otters, polecats, ferrets and the wolverine), the European Badgers' range extends from Britain, across Europe and to the middle east.