Sett

Sett

A sett, or set, is a network of tunnels making up a badger's homestead. The largest setts are spacious enough to accommodate 15 animals, with up to 300 m (1000 ft) of tunnels and as many as 40 openings. It takes several years to dig these setts. [http://www.badgers.org.uk/brocks-world/01fact1c.html Badgers.org.uk] ] Setts are typically excavated in soil that is well drained and easy to dig, such as sand, and situated on sloping ground where there is some cover. [ [http://www.fatbadgers.co.uk/badgers.htm Fat Badgers] ]

Badgers typically retreat to their setts at daybreak, and come out at dusk. In cold regions, setts are dug below the level at which the ground freezes, and all members of the clan sleep in the same chamber, possibly to share body heat. [ [http://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/european_badger.html#setts Wildlife Online] ]

Sometimes setts or parts of setts that are not being used by badgers are occupied by rabbits or foxes.

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  • sett — Set Set, n. 1. The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination. Locking at the set of day. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] The weary sun hath made a golden set. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is set,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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