| Class: | Beast |
| Hab: | Woodlands or open ground, tropical to arctic (various species) |
| Fre: | Somewhat rare; smaller, generally harmless varieties common) |
| Num: | Mated pair + kits |
| Lair: | 70% |
| Size: | Most 80-180 lb (but there are smaller and larger varieties too) |
| Move: | Very fast run = horse for short sprint |
| Def: | Excellent dodge, thick pelt and hide |
| Att: | Wolverine-like bite |
| Int: | Bright beast |
| Spec: | Excellent digger |
| Posns: | Incidental |
The badgeroo is a carnivorous kanga(SEE Kangaroos, carnivorous) with a badger-like head, paws, and pelt. The wolvaroos' appearance and behavior are a similar mix of wolf and 'roo. When in pursuit, badgeroos leap with jaws open, their teeth impaling with lance-like force of impact.
Similar to the wolveroo (which also SEE), the badgeroo is a skillful hunter with a wider range of diet than is generally supposed; badgeroos may live quite happily on fruits and grubs if they are plentiful, but will not shirk from stalking tempting prey should the opportunity present itself. The badgeroo is flatter and more limber than the wolveroo, and has digging paws and a longer, quite flexible neck. Badgeroos dens and families are both called "sets." A set of badgeroo consists of a mated pair, 2-8 yearling kittens that stay in the nest, and 1-4 yearling kits that forage and hunt with their parents.
An accomplished digger, the badgeroo will burrow through even soft stone to extend its set or access a tasty meal.
While "badger-rat" varieties are only a danger to creatures of their own rat-like size or smaller, Great Badgeroos can weigh a couple of hundred pounds and, if hungry, may pursue prey twice their size or greater.
Giant Badgeroo, a half ton of fur-covered muscle as fierce as any wolverine, are sometimes trained by Giant Humanoids as guard-beasts.
Domesticated breeds of badgeroos can be surprisingly loyal pets, and like to be treated like affectionate cats, but captured wild kittens, while initially amicable, may become unpredictable as adults.
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