#melogale

Chinese Ferret-badger Melogale moschata

A mustelid found in southern China and parts of Southeast Asia. They acclimate well to areas of human habitation, taking advantage of human-made sites suitable as resting spots, such as firewood stacks and rock piles, and using farmland and vegetable gardens as feeding sites.

It’s Peanut Butter Jelly time - literally! Peanut Butter and Jelly, our Javan ferret badgers, have been briefly living in the nursery at the HCA Healthcare Veterinary Center and will soon move to their permanent behind-the-scenes home at the Zoo.

Note: No species of Melogale has a photograph of a live specimen on their Wikipedia page. Image credits for the above photos are as follows:

Chinese ferret-badger by Chien Jen Wang

Javan ferret-badger by Eric Yanhong

Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata subaurantiaca)

CW: Taxidermised animal under the cut