Honey Badger ( mellivora capensis )

Honey badger ... or mellivora capensis!

Honey badgers, despite their name, do not even resemble badgers. They have more resemblance with a  weasel . Honey badgers can commonly be found in India, Africa, and the middle East.  They are not an endangered species. 

Honey badgers have a long body, and are usually a deep brownish-black with a white back. They have a lot of extra skin, allowing them to move swiftly and flexibly. One of the only similarities to a badger is the shape of a honey badger's skull.

Honey badgers are carnivores, and they hunt both day and night. They are known to eat mice, birds, eggs, insects, and frogs. They will dig up corpses and always eat everything on their prey, including bones, hair, skin, etc.

May is a usual mating season for honey badgers, but other than that, they are solitary animals. It is half a year before cubs are born blind. Most of the time the mating will only result in two babies, but there have been times when there have been  more. The cubs will communicate by whining.

Lynx ( Felinae )

Lynx ... or felinae!
The lynx's smallest species is the Canada lynx, while the biggest species is the Eurasian lynx.  When the Iberian  lynx almost went extinct in 1970, it became illegal to hunt lynx in most countries. Although they are typically land animals, they can swim in water to hunt for fish, and can climb trees as well.

Lynx are found most frequently in forests or tall grasses, as they like sheltered areas. In the late winter, a mother lynx usually becomes pregnant, and after 70 days, will give birth to 2 to 4 cubs, each of which will stay with her until the next winter.

Apart from mating season, lynx are solitary animals. Rarely they hunt together in small groups of 2 or 3, but prefer to hunt on their own.