VIDEO: Badger Burying A Cow Surprises Scientists
The researchers say it's the first time an American badger has been documented burying an animal larger than itself. It worked for five days and nights to accomplish the unexpected feat.
This story starts with the mystery of a missing cow.
University of Utah researchers placed seven cow carcasses in Utah's Great Basin Desert, and set up cameras in order to learn about the behavior patterns of local scavengers.
But a week later, researcher Evan Buechley returned to one of the sites and found no sign of the cow.
"And my first reaction was to be
