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The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel (/ ˈ r ɑː t əl / or / ˈ r eɪ t əl /), is a mammal widely distributed in Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Because of its wide range and occurrence in a variety of habitats, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List .
Mellivora is a genus of mustelids that contains the honey badger or ratel (Mellivora capensis). It is also the sole living representative of the subfamily Mellivorinae. Additionally, two extinct species are known. The honey badger is native to much of Africa and South Asia, while fossil relatives occurred in those areas and Southern Europe.
Honey badgers have gained a certain amount of notoriety in the United States, thanks to their reputation for being tough, uncompromising, and a bit of a bully. ... and even lion cubs. Due to their ...
Mustelidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks, and wolverines, and many other extant and extinct genera. A member of this family is called a mustelid; Mustelidae is the largest family in Carnivora, and its extant species are divided into eight subfamilies .
Honey badger, Mellivora capensis LC [24] Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Arabian oryx Nubian ibex. ... Lion, Panthera leo [31] See also
In 2021, a South African honey badger named Stoeffel repeatedly escaped his enclosure to attack the next door lions. Stoeffel went so far as to build a ramp to get over the wall. [105] North American badgers (Taxidea taxus) hunt Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii). The most common hunting technique is excavation of burrow ...
The European badger is one of the largest; the American badger, the hog badger, and the honey badger are generally a little smaller and lighter. Stink badgers are smaller still, and ferret-badgers are the smallest of all. They weigh around 9–11 kg (20–24 lb), while some Eurasian badgers weigh around 18 kg (40 lb). [4]
The Honey Badgers made the playoffs and defeated the Niagara River Lions but lost in the CEBL Finals to the Saskatchewan Rattlers. The Honey Badgers won their first title on August 14, 2022, against the Scarborough Shooting Stars , 90–88, clinching a berth, at the 2022–23 BCL Americas .