The hog badger (Arctonyx collaris), also known as greater hog badger, is a terrestrial mustelid native to Central and Southeast Asia.
Its appearance generally resembles the European badger, but it is generally smaller, with larger claws on the front feet. Its tail has long white hairs, and its front feet have white claws.
It has medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two black stripes on an elongated white face and a pink, pig-like snout. The head-and-body length is 22–28 inches, the tail measures 4.7–6.7 inches and the body weight is 15–31 lbs. With weights regularly reported from 19 to 26 lbs it is one of the world’s largest terrestrial extant mustelids going on average body mass.
The Finnish National Opera’s 2015 production of Leos Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen. The visual concept was created by Klaus Haapaniemi who also designed a gorgeous new dinnerware set(called Tanssi) for Iittala inspired by the opera.
