I was in the front garden many years ago about 2 or 3 in the morning letting our dog have a wee. Bonnies ears pricked up, then I heard it too. A clapping noise getting faster and closer from the estate. Then this stumpy low down, funny creature with a pointed small tail teared through the gap by the garages into the field in front of our house and bolted across the field and up the bank.
Yep, Badgers are mighty fast!