Honey Badger

Mammal

Where to See Honey Badger in Addo Elephant National Park

Mellivora capensis

Least ConcernPredatorNeeds some luck

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Your chances of seeing Honey Badger in Addo Elephant National Park

Needs some luck. Honey Badger live in Addo Elephant National Park, but you need a good drive or some luck to see them. opspoor shows you where they've been seen recently, so you know which roads to drive.

When to see Honey Badger in Addo Elephant National Park

Honey Badger are most active during the day (06:00 to 18:00) and at night (19:00 to 05:00).

This is Honey Badger's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Addo Elephant National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.

Where to look for Honey Badger in Addo Elephant National Park: best roads

Drive

Southern Access Road, Harvey's Loop and Ngulube Loop run through dense thicket: good country for Honey Badger.

  1. Southern Access Road27 km · dense thicket
  2. Harvey's Loop16.2 km · dense thicket
  3. Ngulube Loop10.5 km · dense thicket

Picked from habitat, not from sightings. opspoor shows where Honey Badger have actually been seen recently.

About the Honey Badger

The honey badger is a powerful, highly adaptable carnivore found across much of Africa and parts of Asia. It has a distinctive grey back contrasting with a black underside, a broad head, strong claws and exceptionally loose, tough skin. It is an opportunistic omnivore and predator, eating rodents, reptiles, birds, insects, honey, eggs, fruit and carrion. Honey badgers are mainly solitary and are famous for their strength, persistence and ability to defend themselves against much larger predators.

How to identify the Honey Badger

Stocky, powerful mustelid with a broad flattened head, small ears, thick neck, short legs and a distinctive black body with a broad pale grey or white stripe running from the head along the back.

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