Test Your Knowledge Of Animal Intelligence With This Fact-Packed Quiz!

Mason Zimmer|Animals|6 Feb 2025

Why is it a mistake to keep captive honey badgers together?

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Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) Male Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Retry Correct Incorrect According to LiveScience, honey badgers are one of the few non-primate species that can use tools, and they become even more effective at this in groups. They’ve demonstrated an ability to unlock gates, and in one case, they escaped their enclosure using only rocks, sticks, mud, and a rake.
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Why is it a mistake to keep captive honey badgers together?

  • They reproduce too much
  • They’ll work together and use tools to escape their enclosures
  • They gang up and attack zookeepers during feeding
  • They’ll gang up on each other
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