Thursday, January 5, 2012

Facts on Honey Badgers



  • vision is good
  • nails are sharp 
  • eat throughout the day
  • immune to snake venom 
  • walk/ run like dogs

Systems of Honey Badger

  • Circulatory System: Closed Circulatory System
  • Nervous System: Common Nervous System
  • Respiratory System: similar to a human's
  • Integumentary System: Have skin but fur that covers them fully and sharp nails, that reach up to 40mm in length to protect them from predators.
  • Digestive System: least specialized diet, also tougher stomach to handle venomous animals, such as cobras.

External Picture of Honey Badger

Skeletal of Honey Badger

                   Skeletal of Honey Badger

Video of the Honey Badger

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Reproduction System of Honey Badger

  • The Honey Badger usually mates throughout the year.                                   
  • Gestation is held at 6 weeks.                                                                        
  •  At most, one or two are born at a time.                                                       
  •  Young are born in burrows and carried the the mouth by the Honey Badger.
  • The young of the Honey Badger is grown to adult form at six months.           

Classification of Honey Badger

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Sub-Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Sub-Family: Mellivornae
Genus: Melivora
Species: Capensis
Sub-Species: Abyssinca



Honey Badger