Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

MammalsConservation: Least Concern

A stocky, fearless member of the weasel family found in Africa and Asia. Honey badgers have loose, thick skin, eat everything from scorpions to snakes, and raid beehives for larvae and honey.

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