black ratel (Mellivora capensis cottoni) Mellivora cottoni = Mellivora capensis cottoni
Date 28 October 2010
Author Joseph Smit
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smit.Vellivora_cottoni.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.
Black ratel
Mellivora capensis cottoni
The fur is typically entirely black, with thin and harsh hairs.
Ghana, northeastern Congo
