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Description
The stink badger's body is brown to
black, with white on the head and sometimes with a dorsal
stripe. Its body ranges from 15 inches (38 cm) to 20 inches(51
cm) long, excluding the tail. The length of the tail
ranges from 2 inches (5 cm) to 3.2 inches (8cm), and they
weigh from 2.2 lbs (1 kg) to 8.8 lbs. (4 kg). The
toes of the forefeet are united as far as the roots of the
claws.
Reproduction
I've been unable to find any information
on the reproductive aspect of either stink badger.
Habits
Like most badgers, the teledu is a
nocturnal animal. Its setts are not maze-like as are the
Eurasian and American badgers. They are usually a single
tunnel with a larger "room" at the end. They
are not very deep, and the teledu have even been known to
occupy and share porcupine burrows.
General
The Indonesian or Malayan stink badger
is also called skunk badger, or teledu. One of its few
predators other than man and his encroachment on its habitat,
is the The Javan Hawk-eagle. The stink badger is not a
particularly fast animal, but has been known to trot when
surprised. Their primary defense is their "stink
bomb", which is actually a milky green secretion.
The Indonesian badgers stink secretion is stronger than its
Palawan cousins'.
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