1) Indian Ratel; 2) Ratel / Honey Badger in Africa & its reputed partnership with Honeyguide Bird

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1) Indian Ratel;

2) Ratel / Honey Badger in Africa & its reputed partnership with Honeyguide Bird

 

Remember reading about the Ratel or Honey Badger in the books when I was a kid

and watching documentaries where in the African subspecies its reputed

relationship was discussed with the Honeyguide Bird of Africa. Both fond of

eating honey, the Honeyguide bird is believed to guide African Ratels (and other

mamals and humans too) to Beehives which the Honey Badger (Ratel) breaks and the

Honeyguide birds eats the leftovers of after the ratel has feasted.

 

Here is more information from the Web:

 

Indian Ratel

or honey badger from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) website:

http://www.wii.gov.in/envis/envisdec99/ratelbadger.htm

 

 

Ratel of Honey Badger from theWikipediathe free Encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Badger

 

Honeyguide Bird

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyguide

 

Greater Honeyguide Bird

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Honeyguide#External_links

 

YouTube Videos:

 

*ratel/honey badger

* HONEY GUIDE BIRD Guiding ratel/honey badger to a beehive

* Honey Badger-The Most Fearless Animal on Earth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81bcjyfn6U & feature=related

* Honey Guide Bird(Amazing Partnership) Guiding humnas to Beehive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVtSYRmlirg & annotation_id=annotation_736699 & featu\

re=iv

* BBC Talking to Strangers: honey birds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN5igku_kGk & feature=related

* Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTXKeBx0I_8 & feature=related

 

 

Atul Singh Nischal

ASIATIC LION GROUP

http://pets.Asiatic_Lions/

 

 

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:09:40 AM

[Asiatic_Lions] indian retal resque

 

 

 

 

Yesterday Gir East Forest Division, Jasadhar range staff resqued indian ratel

from open well in Ghodavadi forest settlement village.

This is important news for sighting of indian ratel but shameful to resque such

endangered species from open well situated at forest settlement village.

I would like to bring your kind attention to that forest settlement village is

under control of forest department for all activities like revenue, birth and

death registration etc.

If you require more information please contact any time.

Vande Vasundhra

Amit B. Jethava

President

Gir Nature Youth Club

At:Khambha, Di: Amreli

Pin:365650(Gujarat) India.

Telafax:02797 - 260121

Mobile:+91 94 269 38812

Email: amitjethava@ rediffmail. com