It’s funny, but I believe the average person knows more about the honey badger (Mellivora capensis), a critter of Africa and Southwest Asia than they do about the American badger in our region. Social media has a lot to do with the honey badger phenomena.
All of this was swirling through my head recently while photographing an adult male American badger (Taxidea taxus).
Nature Smart: Better understand the All-American Badger
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