Honey Badger Mellivora capensis Ratel

Honey Badger Mellivora capensis
(aka Ratel)

Alleghedi Plains, Ethiopia
January 2016

The Honey Badger is distributed in most of Africa, in the Middle East and through to India. See the distribution map at IUCN. It is found in a very wide variety of habitats from rain forest to marshes to deserts and from sea level to 4,500 metres.

It feeds on mammals, insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles, birds, roots berries and fruits although its favourite foods appear to be honey and bee larvae. A lot of its food is obtained by burrowing in the ground.

There is more information available at a dedicated website called The Honey Badger.

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