An elephant visiting a watering hole in Zimbabwe got a rude reception from a honey badger determined to turn away the pachyderm.

Most animals in the African bush survive by blending in or outrunning trouble. The honey badger doesn’t bother with either.

A greater honeyguide feeding on beeswax in Niassa Special Reserve in Mozambique. “While researching honeyguides, we have been guided to bees’ nests by honeyguide birds thousands of times, but none of ...

The honeyguide bird loves beeswax, but needs help breaking open bees’ nests to get it. So it shows a honey badger the way to the nest, who rips it open and together they share the rewards. Or so the ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans native and Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu is officially retiring from professional football, ending a decorated 12-year NFL career. Mathieu, 32, made the announcement Tuesday, ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Birds and honey badgers may be teaming up to ...

"Spiked," Highly commended. A bloodied yet determined honey badger returns to finish finish off a Cape porcupine, which earlier had tried to defend itself. Found throughout Botswana, honey badgers are ...

The honey badger is one of the most interesting characters in the animal kingdom. I came across this creature on the animal world channel for the first time in a documentary and it has remained a ...

If you've ever seen a cheetah cub, you may have thought it looked more like another creature than its parents. Here's why ...

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Melissa Breyer is Treehugger’s former senior editorial director. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Audubon Magazine, and ...