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Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis |
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- Distribution:
- The entire African continent.
- Habitat:
- From the desert to the rain forests. It is possible to fin it even on the mountains till 3.000 m.
- Size:
- Weight: Both male and Female 8 to 15 kg.
Shoulder height: Both male and female 20 to 25 cm.
The tail can reach 25 cm.
- Behaviour:
- Both nocturnal and diurnal, if it is not disturbed. It runs a solitaty life. Its main characteristic is the aggressivisness. Indeed it does not esitate to attack everyone or everything which threaten it or invade its territory.
Its only enemies are the other millivora capensis.
- Food:
- Onnivorous. Insects, mammals, birds, eggs, snakes, roots, fruits and tubers.
- Reproduction:
- 2 offisprings after a gestation period of 6 months.
- Longevity:
- From 20 to 24 year
