honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)

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Result: 2553^rd of 3446

Subject:	honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)
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MSU V2P1b - Mellivora capensis skull.png

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honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)

Sketch of ratel skull.
Date 1988
Source V. G. Heptner, et al. (1988) Mammals of the Soviet Union, vol. 2, part 1b
Author N. N. Kondakov
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MSU_V2P1b_-_Mellivora_capensis_skull.png

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.

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