"Here it is", says Sarah, "Straight from Sister Wiki."
"Sister Wiki?" says Carl, still slightly inebriated.
"Wikipedia", says Aaron
"And what does she have to say?"
Sarah reads from her phone
"The honey badger, also known as the ratel, is a mammal widely distributed in Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Because of its wide range and occurrence in a variety of habitats, it is listed as Least Concern.
Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species; instead, it bears more anatomical similarities to weasels. It is primarily a carnivorous species and has few natural predators because of its thick skin, strength and ferocious defensive abilities."
"So, why is it called a honey badger?," I ask.
"I would imagine they eat...honey?" says, or rather, asks, Sarah...
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