Rare albino honey badger captured on camera in South Africa
Nov 2, 2021 · A rare, albino honey badger was recently caught on camera in the Western Cape conservancy, looking more like a mini polar bear than a badger.
Albino Honey Badger Discovered in South Africa - Roaring Earth
Dec 30, 2021 · An albino honey badger was discovered on camera trap footage in South Africa, and it’s the first ever scientific record of such an animal.
Rare Albino Honey Badger Found in Western Cape - Good …
Dec 11, 2021 · The honey badger, spotted on a camera trap in the Overberg region, is albino and is the first to be recorded in scientific literature in the Western Cape wild. According to a statement by CapeNature, BirdLife South Africa and Panthera were granted a research permit to undertake a camera trap survey at De Hoop Nature Reserve to determine the ...
Honey badger - Wikipedia
The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel (/ ˈrɑːtəl / or / ˈreɪtəl /), is a mammal widely distributed in Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Because of its wide range and occurrence in a variety of habitats, it …
Rare albino honey badger makes camera debut at Western Cape ... - News24
Nov 9, 2021 · A rare honey badger has made an appearance on camera – and presented local conservations with a unique scientific find. The honey badger, spotted on a camera trap at De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Overberg region, is albino, and is …
Albinism is typically associated with fitness costs due to reduced visual perception and camouflage capa-bilities and increased sensitivity to solar radiation (King, 1987; Garipis &...
Rare albino honey badger captured on camera in South Africa
Rare albino honey badger captured on camera in South Africa. Honey badgers have cemented their place as one of Africa's most fearsome and charismatic predators – helped in no small part by jaw-dropping videos of the two-toned creatures tackling leopards and playing 'python tug-of-war' with jackals.
Rare albino honey badger spotted at De Hoop Nature Reserve
Nov 1, 2021 · Rare albino honey badger spotted at De Hoop Nature Reserve. The honey badger is regarded as one of Africa’s most ferocious mammals, and was even named the ‘most fearless animal in the world’ in the 2002 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records .
LOOK: Rare albino honey badger spotted in the Western Cape
Nov 5, 2021 · The one photographed in De Hoop is reportedly affected by albinism – an inherited genetic condition that causes a lack of melanin, the pigment that gives colour to skin, hair and eyes. A regular...
Rare Albino Honey Badger Found in Western Cape | News
Dec 13, 2021 · An extremely rare albino honey badger was caught on camera at the De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Western Cape. The honey badger, spotted on a camera trap in the Overberg region, is albino and is the first to be recorded in scientific literature in …
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