Depicted on the left is T. taxus, the American Badger. T. taxus is a nocturnal, solitary relative of the weasel and skunk (family Mustelidae), and is found primarily in the great plains region of North America. It is the official state animal of Wisconsin. Depicted on the right is Jonathan, another American Badger. Jonathan is a solitary relative of the chimpanzee and orangutan (family Hominidae), and although appropriately native to Wisconsin, has been previously found in Urbana, Illinois, Waterloo, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Washington, D.C., and now in San Diego, California where he is working as a staff scientist in the Microbial Genomics department of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI).
Science
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Writings
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- Esperanto
- Eastern Europe
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Address
Dr. Jonathan Badger
J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI)
10355 Science Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
jonathanhbadger at yahoo.ca