Honey Badger

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
70–80
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
9 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
10 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
11 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
15 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Honey Badger in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Honey Badger sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Honey Badger in Waterberg Plateau Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Honey Badger in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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