 
Scientific Name: Mellivora capensis Common Name: Honey Badger Description: Difference in Sex: Average Weight of Adult male: 11.5 kg Habitat: Over most of Southern Africa Habits: solitary Main feeding time: night Size: about 28 cm at shoulder Gestation: 6 - 7 months Number of young at birth: 2 young Communication: Age: Diet: omnivorous, eat almost anything, fruits, insects, eggs, dead animals, fish, but still favours honey above anything else. Enemies: Believed it, this small animal have no real enemies. It is a ferocious fighter when taken on. Even lions show a healthy respect. Have personally witness 3 lionesses trying to kill a male at the Halali camp-waterhole (Etosha Park), and this brave badger survived, with the lionesses giving up and walking away. (Christian Fourie, Ranger, Safari Guide Specialist for Southern Africa.) Interesting facts: |