The badger is a very strong animal. Its skeleton has evolved to suit its way of life, with short tough legs and strong claws for digging. A low slung body for negotiating tunnels easily and a Sagitall crest ( or ridge ) on top of the skull for protection and also for the attachment of very powerful jaw muscles and neck ligaments.

One thing you will notice about an adult badgers skull when
Compared with skulls of other mammals is that the lower jaw
always stays locked into the sockets on either side of the skull.
The arrangement of this means that the actual jaw bone is in a
Position over the hinge of the jaw. This means that the badgers
jaw cannot be dislocated and that the badger can give a very
powerful bite.