Badger (species)

The badger was a mammal native to Earth. According to the Tenth Doctor, the Latin name for the West European variety was Meles meles meles. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)

The Sixth Doctor and Frobisher encountered a badger called Brock in Astrolabus' realm. (COMIC: Once Upon a Time Lord)

After badgers went extinct, human scientists recreated them in a more humanoid form from their DNA. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)

One of the inhabitants of the Edifice looked like a badger in lederhosen. It had captured another inhabitant and planned to kill and eat it. (AUDIO: The Forever Trap)

Behind the scenes

 * Matt Smith asked for, and received a badger hand puppet from Chameleon Circuit's Charlie McDonnell. (CON: Charlie McDonnell - Christmas Presents (badger)) He named it Charlie the Badger.