Activity: The honey badger and the honey guide Grade 5 Book 1 pg. 22

The honey badger follows the honey guide bird

Read the following story and answer the questions that follows. The honey badger loves to eat honey! The honey guide bird loves to eat the bee larvae, but cannot get into the beehive without being stung to death. The bird also cannot break the hive open. So when the honey guide finds a beehive, it goes in search of a honey badger. The badger has a thick skin that is resistant to bee stings. The honey guide convinces the honey badger to follow it to the bee hive. The honey badger is able to use its strong legs and claws and teeth to break open the hive while its thick coat protects it from being stung. After the badger has finished eating the delicious golden honey, the honey guide can enjoy all the bee larvae!