honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)

Query: Mustelid

Result: 30^th of 81

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

Resolution: 927x911 File Size: 445094 Bytes Upload Date: 2017:07:22 16:13:49

honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis)

Drawing of an African ratel (Mellivora ratel in 1911, Mellivora capensis[?] in 2010) at the edge of a pond
Date published 1911
Source 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 22, p. 916
Author Smith
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Britannica_Ratel.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.

Mustelid
30/81

^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^