Monday, 16 December 2013

Honey badgers

Honey badgers are a species of badger (obviously). They are also known as the Ratel. As they are closely related to skunks, they can also produce the stench known for skunks. The stench is a foul smelling liquid
that is sprayed out of a gland under it's tail. Honey badgers are very tough animals. They are so tough that
even lions are scared of them. They live in Africa, Southwest Asia, and India.

Diet

Honey badgers love bee honey, thus giving them their name. They often go in search of hives to get it.
Once they find a hive, they spray a foul smelling liquid into the hive to fend the bees off. Then they eat 
their hard earned treat. Their diet further consists of insects, eggs, snakes, rodents, birds and many 
more. They also eat berries, roots and bulbs. Honey badgers hunt rodents such as gerbils by digging 
them out of their burrows.

Symbiotic Relationship With Honey Guide Bird

Honey badgers are known to have a symbiotic relationship with Honey guide birds in which, the bird is supposed to guide the badger to find the bee hives, and the badger shares the hive with the bird. Even though the wikipedia page dismisses this belief, I found a video that proves otherwise, see this for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t_vXWgoWdc

Now a video showing how tough Honey badgers are





Now some pictures




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