honey badger, ratel (Mellivora capensis) English: Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) at the Prague Zoo
Deutsch: Honigdachs (Mellivora capensis) im Prager Zoo
Date 30 March 2007
Author Matěj Baťha https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jedudedek
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prague_ZOO_-_Mellivora_capensis_1.jpg
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.
