Badgers, hedgehogs and cats fight for scraps in British garden turf wars

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Badgers, hedgehogs and cats fight for scraps in British garden turf wars
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Have you spotted a turf war in your garden at night? 🦡

Your back garden might seem like a serene spot for insects and wildlife to spend time – but that may be far from the truth, according to new research.

Instead, experts at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Brighton say the open feast attracts predators from across the local area, inevitable resulting in a free-for-all.Analysing hundreds of videos recorded by members of the public, the researchers saw lunging, biting and striking out – and in one case, oneThey were the species most likely to fight among themselves, with 55% of hedgehog-on-hedgehog interactions leading to some form of aggression.

When it comes to clashes between different species, domestic cats and foxes make the fiercest opponents.Naturally, cats like to get involved in the violent clashes for food too, even though it was probably never meant for them Professor Dawn Scott, lead researcher from Nottingham Trent University’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, said: ‘Food provided by people may help wild animals but may also attract animals together that could compete, injure, or predate each other.’

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