Open AccessNotes on food and foraging of the Honey Badger<i> Mellivora capensis</i> in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Author(s) -
Hans Kruuk,
M. G. L. Mills
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v26i1.595
Subject(s) - foraging , digging , badger , national park , biology , zoology , ecology , optimal foraging theory , geography , archaeology
Contents of faeces indicated that honey badgers in the Kalahari eat mostly rodents, followed by lizards and scorpions, all of which are caught by digging. Larger mammals (aardwolf, bat-eared fox, springhare) and large snakes are also eaten. Foraging behaviour is described and individual differences in foraging strategies are discussed