Rod Williams / Ratel / Honey badger {Mellivora capensis} captive, occurs in Africa, India & SW Asia, female

Pete Oxford / Ratel (honey badger) Okavango Delta, Botswana, Southern Africa

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Honey Badger - (Mellivora capensis) and Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator). Pencil, watercolor and pastel illustration

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Honey Badger / Ratel (Mellivora capensis) portrait. Kalahari, Botswana, November.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Honey Badger / Ratel (Mellivora capensis) foraging at sunrise. Kalahari, Botswana, November.

ZSSD / Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) baby, native to Africa

Laurent Geslin / Ratel / Honey badger (Mellivora capens) in campsite at night, Moremi National Park, Khwai, northwest Botswana, Southern Africa

Laurent Geslin / Two Ratels / Honey badgers (Mellivora capensis) in a tourist camp at night. Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack facing off with two Honey Badgers(Mellivora capensis), northern Botswana

Ann & Steve Toon / Honey Badger / Ratel (Mellivora capensis) captive, native to Africa

Stephen Dalton / Underground Wasp nest after badger attack, UK

Nick Upton / Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) nest excavated by Badger (Meles meles) preying on larvae and honey. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) nest excavated by Badger (Meles meles) preying on larvae and honey. Wiltshire garden, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Ratel / Honey badger {Mellivora capensis} male, captive, from Africa and Asia

Nick Garbutt / Adult Honey Badger / Ratel (Mellivora capensis) foraging. Selinda Spillway, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Suzi Eszterhas / Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) walking through grassland, Masai Mara, Kenya

Tony Heald / Ratel / Honey badger (Mellivora capensis) Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Jabruson / Ratel / Honey badger {Mellivora capensis} dental reconstruction of broken canine teeth, Tsavo NP, Kenya

Jabruson / Ratel / Honey badger {Mellivora capensis} under sedation for reconstruction of broken canine teeth, Tsavo East NP, Kenya

Jabruson / Ratel / Honey badger {Mellivora capensis} under sedation for reconstruction of broken canine teeth, Tsavo East NP, Kenya

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Ratel / Honey badger {Mellivorus capensis} Lapalala WR, South Africa

Andrew Parkinson / Ratel / Honey badger searching for food at campsite {Mellivora capensis} Moremi GR, Botswana

Jabruson / Ratel / Honey badger (Mellivora capensisi) at night. Tsavo NP, Kenya, East Africa

Richard Du Toit / Ratel / Honey badger) {Mellivora capensis} Okavango delta, Botswana, Southern Africa

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) smelling air, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) pair at night, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Rod Williams / Ratel (Honey badger) female {Mellivora capensis} captive from Africa + Asia

Rod Williams / Ratel (Honey badger) female {Mellivora capensis} captive from Africa + Asia

Rod Williams / Ratel (Honey badger) male {Mellivora capensis} C from Africa + Asia