It is likely that the Honey Badger also has resistance to snake venom, although the exact physiological mechanism has not been demonstrated. Despite popular belief, there is no evidence that honeyguide birds guide the honey badger. Their aggressiveness and fearlessness has lead to many memes on th...
Ronald Mutero - SABI SABI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE Spending more than two hours with a Honey badger was something very unexpected for us, and we considered ourselves very lucky. It provided a lot of amusement and great photo opportunities for us as it would fling dung around to get to the larv...
The honey badger is partof the weasel family, related to skunks, otters, ferrets, and other badgers. Its proper name is ratel, but it gets the common name honey badger from what seems to be its favorite food: honey. What is the relationship between a honeyguide bird and a badger?
The second stage to update the badger’s location is the honey phase, with the honeyguide as birds naturally having a mutually beneficial relationship with honey badgers. The honeyguide frequently searches for hives in different locations and when it discovers the hive’s whereabouts, it emits a ...