Honey Badger, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, BotswanaFor those of you on my subscribers list, I apologize, but for some reason last night’s post never sent. I’m not sure why, but hopefully this one will go through. If you missed last night, you should check it out — a sweet shot of a white wallaby with her joey you can see here. And this, of course, is a honey badger. I was in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve on my first trip to Botswana. Honey badgers have a fierce reputation for being able to stand up to larger predators such as lions. Their skin is very thick and also very loose. If a lion gets ahold of one, the honey badger can turn around in its own skin and fight back.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/250th of a second