Honey Badger-The Most Fearless Animal on Earth

[KAOSkins]

For those wondering about the comments that the OP quoted, the refernce is to this (NSFW, language) video:



I hope you guys like that video as much as I do.

Honey badger don't give a **** he's eating cobras all day. Surprised that narrator didn't mention his honey suckle while he was kicked back nappin' on cobra venom.

[TheDoyler23]

What about Wisconson? They have a Badger as the mascot.

UW has a Badger as a mascot because there were lots of people who came to Wisconsin to work in lead mines. The miners initially lived IN the mines and were often called "badgers" due to their subterranean living condition. But I'm sure actual badgers live there as well.

[Enter Apotheosis]

Of course. The point is, the wolverine is mean enough to take advantage of that. It regularly steals fresh kills from bears that out weigh it by a factor of 10, because the bear is smart enough to decide that while it probably would win a fight, its not worth it when you could get half your face ripped off. Wolverine chases wolves off their kills the same way, by just being mean and aggressive.

I definitely agree with and marvel at the idea that being extremely aggressive can actually be rather effective as an against-the-grain adaptation. I am just extremely skeptical of the notion that wolverines regularly steal fresh kills from bears and wolf packs. That could just be a matter of semantics, though

This video shows different wolverines attacking entire wolf packs to steal their kills, over and over. I particularly like fight No 5, where one of the wolves stays to fight for a while, and ends up with a wolverine attached to his face. The wolverine absolutely refuses to back down, even though it is outweighed and outnumbered.

Ugh... grainy low quality footage with no proper context of the encounters. Granted, number 5 was interesting. Neither animal really seemed terribly phased by the encounter, looks like the wolf just got fed up with having a wolverine attached to its upper lip.

Thats why I asked.

Yeah, that would be a different species of badger you encountered. Most badgers have somewhat of a reputation for being ill-tempered, the honey badger just takes it to another level entirely.

[Mickalino]

People, don't show this video to Michael Vick

[Destino]

Wolverine, clearly in a fit of rage, refuses to allow a bear to retreat into a tree and demands a fight. Ursus Americanus however is not to be messed with and makes out better than the wolf did. Wolverine having released his aggression leaves in search of something else to harass for no apparent reason.

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People, don't show this video to Michael Vick

Why? I'd love to introduce him to a raging wolverine.

[Maxima2000]

I just love how he attacks the leopard in reverse.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I love the name. "Mommy, can we get a honey badger?"

[zoony]

They chase wolf packs and grizzly bears from their kills, and have been observed killing polar bears a.

I've never heard of a wolverine killing a polar bear. Anyone got any info on that?


and if the wolverine is so bad-ass, why it goin all extinct and junk?

[Destino]

I've never heard of a wolverine killing a polar bear. Anyone got any info on that?


and if the wolverine is so bad-ass, why it goin all extinct and junk?

Are you kidding me? It's a 40 pound creature that goes into a rage fit and attacks bears. It's shocking that it's lasted this long.

... and I'm sure they've been hunted to the brink of extinction by God's children.

[Chachie]

I've never heard of a wolverine killing a polar bear. Anyone got any info on that?


and if the wolverine is so bad-ass, why it goin all extinct and junk?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpTrk...eature=related

Best I could do for now.

[Mickalino]

I've never heard of a wolverine killing a polar bear. Anyone got any info on that?


and if the wolverine is so bad-ass, why it goin all extinct and junk?

Are you kidding me? It's a 40 pound creature that goes into a rage fit and attacks bears. It's shocking that it's lasted this long.

... and I'm sure they've been hunted to the brink of extinction by God's children.

The legendary Wolverine/Grizzly battles are merely myth and folklore.
Which is the reason this is the only thing that comes up in a Wolverine/Grizzly search :

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[Predicto]

I've never heard of a wolverine killing a polar bear. Anyone got any info on that?

I know I read it somewhere. I doubt it is the usual turn of affairs. I suspect that the bear kills the wolverine 99 times out of 100 that they actually fight.

The point is that the wolverine is mean/dumb enough to risk those odds on a regular basis, even though it risks almost certain death if the bear doesn't back down. That takes huge balls.

and if the wolverine is so bad-ass, why it goin all extinct and junk?

Because it is so damn nasty its own women won't put up with it.

Actually, its biggest problem is global climate change. It is heavily adapted to living most if the year in deep snow.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-...d-climate.html

[Skins24]

fwiw, Cracked has the Wolverine at #4, and Honey Badger at #1 of top animals that don't give a ****.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18860...ve-f2340k.html


lol @ the cane toad - raping anything it wants....dead or alive.

[Renegade7]

Nice.

Favorite part of that vid was the end, when he took the king cobras dinner, ate it, then came after the king cobra himself. How badass is that, get stung in the face by the SOB, eat his head off, go unconscious from the venom, wake up like he drank too much gin or something then finish what he started.

Mama nature ain't no joke.

[MattFancy]

The Honey Badger is my new favorite animal! I love how it eats the Cobra, gets knocked out from the venom, then gets back up and starts eating it again. You don't get any more hardcore than that!