Why did the coyote and badger cross under the road? To avoid a serious problem caused by humans.

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A wildlife camera filmed the profoundly rare sight of a coyote leading its badger companion through a tunnel beneath a Northern California highway.

The now-viral clip shows the two species using the culvert to access land on the other side of the road in November 2019. They may have been going to hunt prey together — like the species do in places like Colorado.

The two animals crossing together is a unique glimpse into the little-known, fascinating relationships between wildlife living amid our bustling society.

"I don't know if that's ever been observed before," said Neal Sharma, who manages wildlife linkages at Peninsula Open Space Trust, the conservation organization that set up the wildlife camera.  Read more...

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