Grey wolves ("Canis lupus"), Eurasian lynxes ("Lynx lynx") and brown bears ("Ursus arctos"), Europe's three largest remaining land predators, and large domestic dogs ("C. l. familiaris") can pose a threat to adult badgers, though deaths caused by them are quantitatively rare as these predators are often limited in population due to human persecution and usually prefer easier, larger prey like ungulates, while badgers may fight viciously if aware of a predator and cornered without an escape route.