By Christopher Justin Tan Ong Introduction Honey badgers love honey and look somewhat like a Eurasian badger Ratels Afrikaans word for rattle and make a rattlelike noise when growling ID: 569551
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The honey badger a.k.a. ratel
By Christopher Justin Tan OngSlide2
Introduction
Honey badgers - love honey and look somewhat like a Eurasian badger.Ratels - Afrikaans word for “rattle” and make a rattle-like noise when growling.
How their names came about…..Slide3
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: MustelidaeSubfamily: MellivorinaeGenus: MellivoraSpecies: capensisClosely related to weasels.Have their own subfamily.Not closely related to badgers. Slide4
Physical Characteristics
physical characteristics
White-gray top with black under partsWhite mantle darkens through ageMuscular, sharp long claws, and bushy tailStrong immune systemLoose tough skin Slide5
Male and female differences
male
FemaleAverage male length: 39 inchesAverage male shoulder height: 15.5 inchesAverage male weight: 20-31 lbsAverage female length: 31 inchesAverage female shoulder height: 14 inchesAverage female weight;10-22lbsSlide6
Distribution and habitat
They can live in almost all conditions.Slide7
Diet
Big food
Small foodLarge reptilesLarge mammals Small animals such as bugs and birdsEats fruits, roots, and HONEY!Ratels have sharp strong claws because 80% of its food is from digging.Slide8
Human relationships
Bad relationships
Good relationshipsAttack humans when frightenedRaid barnsDig under foundations to eat at livestockHumans kill these creatures with traps, guns, and poison.Protected in some countriesReserved by some peopleSlide9
Conservation status
IUCN least concernDecreasingMain threat is humansSlide10
Reproductive CHARACTERISTICS
Female with cub
Female and MaleRatels mate year round.Male home ranges may have thirteen female home ranges in it and may mate with all of them.Babies born in a burrow, blind and naked.Mom has 1-4 babies.Slide11
Parental care
Male will protect female in estrus but will leave when the baby comes outMother will change dens frequently8 month male ratel is as big as the mom.14 month ratel is let go.Slide12
Longevity, mortality, seasonal patterns
Longevity and mortality
Seasonal patternsLives 26.4 years in the wildLives 26.5 years in captivityNocturnal in the summerDiurnal in the winter.Usually nocturnal if affected by human activity.Slide13
Associations and defenses
associations
DefensesAnimals follow ratels because 40% of the food it digs goes above ground.Honey guide leads ratel to honey. Ratel eats honey and the bird eats larvae.Farts when hurt.Rips of testicles then goes for everything else.Sometimes attack humans in the same way.Slide14
Fun exuberating facts
1972, a honey badger killed a lion.Top speed 15 mph
most fearless animal in Guinness Book of World Records.Skin can stop machetes, some arrows, and some bullets.Skull can ‘lock’. Sometimes the ratel won’t let go until the enemy is dead or itself is dead.Females’ territories sometimes overlap. They pee on the ground to signify their presence.Slide15
They can eat almost anything.
They have genius defense mechanisms.
They’re skin can stop a machete.They can live in all climates.They’re fearless and carefree.conclusionSlide16
Works Cited
Firestone, Matthew D., Mary Fitzpatrick, Nana
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