honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)

Query: Iconographia zoologica

Result: 1268^th of 1524

Subject:	honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

Mellivora capensis - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ22200435.jpg

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honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)

Mellivora capensis
Date 1700-1880
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mellivora_capensis_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ22200435.tif

The honey badger or ratel (Mellivora capensis) is the only species in the mustelid subfamily Mellivorinae and its only genus Mellivora. It is native to Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. It is primarily a carnivorous species and has few natural predators because of its thick skin and ferocious defensive abilities.

Iconographia zoologica
1268/1524

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