. "Like many ice age animals, the proto-badger perished during the flood of Noah's day. Like the other extinct ice age fauna, no proto-badgers were taken aboard the ark. Due to the limited size of the ark, Noah had to define \"kind of animal\" rather broadly, and chose the modern badger over the proto-badger, since he didn't like his yams being stolen. In hindsight, it was an obvious choice."@en . . "Proto-badger"@en . "Like many ice age animals, the proto-badger perished during the flood of Noah's day. Like the other extinct ice age fauna, no proto-badgers were taken aboard the ark. Due to the limited size of the ark, Noah had to define \"kind of animal\" rather broadly, and chose the modern badger over the proto-badger, since he didn't like his yams being stolen. In hindsight, it was an obvious choice."@en . .