We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted.

Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip.

Co-operative relationships between mammals and birds are unusual, but the honey badger enjoys two. Its association with the greater honeyguide is well known. This small bird uses a distinctive song to lure the honey badger to a bee′s nest, whereupon it feasts on the grubs after the badger has ransacked the nest and had its fill of honey. Less well known is the honey badger′s association with the pale chanting goshawk.

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