The African Honey Badger.

[Capt. Picard]

The most fearless animal in the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81bcjyfn6U

The editing of the clip is wrong at one point. While the narator speaks of the puffadder the badger is fighting a cobra actually. And when the badger falls after bitten it was because of the puffadder that bit it. I saw the complete program on National Geographic.

I've also seen the badger chase away a female lion from a kill.

http://www.naturalia.org/ZOO/AN_TERRA/IMMAGINI/tasso_m.jpg

http://www.coffeeshoptimes.com/HoneyBadger.jpg

[methimpikehoses]

Have you traveled around Africa much to see all the wildlife?

[Riptide]

Wolverines are tough little bastards too.

[LORD-eX-Bu]

turtles are viscious.

[breathemetal]

that thing looks like it always would be pissed off. do i want to meet one? no thanks. would it be cool? sure. but only up until it nawed my 3rd leg off and fed it to her young

[Capt. Picard]

Wolverines are tough little bastards too.

The makers of the X-men characters didn't know about the honey badger when it came to toughness, natural resilience and capability to heal when they created the character of Wolverine.

Of course, Honey Badger doesn't quite have the same ring and doesn't sound as cool as Wolverine.

[Capt. Picard]

Have you traveled around Africa much to see all the wildlife?

No I haven't traveled all that much, but I have seen most of the impressive animals of Africa first hand.

[nVJoe]

Wolverines are tough little bastards too.
Wolverine is bigger, stronger and just as mean. The biggest difference is the wolverine has a thick layer of fat round it's body to keep it warm. That also protects him. Wolverines are known to either fight off grizzles (which can kill a lion) or die trying. I think wolverines border on suicide rather than just tough.

Wolverine #1 Honey Badger some where not number one. :D Honey badger may be mean but it wouldn't win.

[Capt. Picard]

Wolverine is bigger, stronger and just as mean. The biggest difference is the wolverine has a thick layer of fat round it's body to keep it warm. That also protects him. Wolverines are known to either fight off grizzles (which can kill a lion) or die trying. I think wolverines border on suicide rather than just tough.

Wolverine #1 Honey Badger some where not number one. :D Honey badger may be mean but it wouldn't win.

I see your North American patriotism is getting the better of you. A honey badger that is smaller is > than a wolverine which is bigger. And I have yet to see a wolverine that has survived a puffadder or cobra bite and then after a few hours recover and eat the snake further.

[nVJoe]

Wombats FTW LOL

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/03/09/ani_wombat_gallery__550x393.jpg

[bacon12]

I believe the badger is a bad mofo, but I think I know of a domestic dog that is in the same class. The daschund (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachshund) was bred to hunt badgers.

Specifically to go down into their burrow and grab hold of them and drag them out. Their tails are extra strong so the hunter could grab them and pull dog and badger out.

I had one my sister gave me for my 16th b day, and he was a little monster. Would attack anything or anyone on command. More tenacious than any of the 5 pit bull terriers I have owned.

You would have to kill the dog to make him stop. If that dog would have had the size and jaw strength of a larger dog he would have been deadly, and I would have had to seclude him or worse, put him down.

[Capt. Picard]

I believe the badger is a bad mofo, but I think I know of a domestic dog that is in the same class. The daschund (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachshund) was bred to hunt badgers.

Specifically to go down into their burrow and grab hold of them and drag them out. Their tails are extra strong so the hunter could grab them and pull dog and badger out.

I had one my sister gave me for my 16th b day, and he was a little monster. Would attack anything or anyone on command. More tenacious than any of the 5 pit bull terriers I have owned.

You would have to kill the dog to make him stop. If that dog would have had the size and jaw strength of a larger dog he would have been deadly, and I would have had to seclude him or worse, put him down.

No dude. The daschund was bred to hunt rodents (large rats and rabbits and also small foxes). And maybe if it came into contact with a badger it could defend itself. But that is the European badger which a pathetic shadow of the African honey badger.

[nVJoe]

I see your North American patriotism is getting the better of you. A honey badger that is smaller is > than a wolverine which is bigger. And I have yet to see a wolverine that has survived a puffadder or cobra bite and then after a few hours recover and eat the snake further.
And your African patriotism is doing the same for you.

I'm thinking because we don't have puffadders here in north america. ;)

I would like to see a hony badger go up against a grizzly. The grizzly would kill it easily. I think the honey badger might be meaner but it doesn't have the size to fend off larger preditors like a grizzly. A grizzly won't poison you. It will crush your skull. You don't wake up after that. :D


BTW I found the badest flying predator in the world. Tru story. It eats anything. ANYTHING!

http://www.saltysailors.com/griffin/images/Pigs/SeaPig2.jpg

[nVJoe]

No dude. The daschund was bred to hunt rodents (large rats and rabbits and also small foxes). And maybe if it came into contact with a badger it could defend itself. But that is the European badger which a pathetic shadow of the African honey badger.
I wouldn't say any badger is pathetic. Not by a long shot.

The daschund was bred to flush badgers out, not fight them. Once the badger was out it was killed by the farmer.

[Revs]

BTW I found the badest flying predator in the world. Tru story. It eats anything. ANYTHING!

http://www.saltysailors.com/griffin/images/Pigs/SeaPig2.jpg

Is that a flying pig?!?

[Gregor976]

All the mustelids are pretty fricken bad assed for their size, from ferrets to wolverines. Don't mess with the weasels. :)

[LORD-eX-Bu]

one of my ferrets got pwned by one of my bearded dragons :lol:

[bacon12]

No dude. The daschund was bred to hunt rodents (large rats and rabbits and also small foxes). And maybe if it came into contact with a badger it could defend itself. But that is the European badger which a pathetic shadow of the African honey badger.


The dachshund is a short-legged, elongated dog breed of the hound family. The breed's name is German and literally means "badger dog," from (der) Dachs, badger, and (der) Hund, dog. The standard size was developed to scent, chase, and flush badgers and other burrow-dwelling animals, while the miniature was to hunt rabbits.

I had a book that showed pics of hunting with them. They should grab hold of a badger and the hunter would pull both from the burrow by the dogs tail.

Trust me my weiner dog was a bad ass.

[LORD-eX-Bu]

:lol:

[Capt. Picard]

I had a book that showed pics of hunting with them. They should grab hold of a badger and the hunter would pull both from the burrow by the dogs tail.

Trust me my weiner dog was a bad ass.

But that is the European badger which a pathetic shadow of the African honey badger.

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[bacon12]

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No you can't have the last word. P