Honey Badgers in the News

In the Summer of 2007, Iraqui locals accused the British army of releasing "strange, man-eating, bear-like beasts" in and around Basra. These creatures were later identified by experts as our friend The Honey Badger.

Of course the military categorically denied the rumour:

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area."

Get the full story from the BBC here.

Honey Badgers: Endorsed by Clarkson

This clip shows the Top Gear Team chatting about Honey Badgers and Jeremy Clarkson explaining how they go straight for the b*llocks in a fight.



The Hamster queries why it isn't called 'The Badger of Death'.

Honey Badger Wikipedia Quote 2

This gem is take straight from Wikipedia's entry on Honey Badgers:

The honey badger can eat dangerous venomous snakes, most often the puff adder. If bitten the honey badger will become severely swollen and paralysed, unable to move for two to three hours. After this period of time the honey badger will re-awaken and continue with its meal or continue its journey.

Hehe. Your venom's rubbish, Puff Adder.

Honey Badger Vs Cobra

The Honey Badger in this clip attacks and eats a cobra, then has a bit of lie down.

Top Ten Honey Badger Trivia

Now you know that Honey Badgers are the dogs bollocks, it's time to get a bit more serious and learn something about this creature. Here's my list of Top Ten Honey Badger Trivia:

1. The Honey Badger is also known as the 'Ratel'. The name 'Honey Badger', however, is better.
   
2. They grow to about 3 foot 4 inches long and stand around a foot high.
3. Academy Award winning actor, Nicholas Cage, does not own a Honey Badger.
4. Honey Badgers weigh around 10Kg.
5. They hold the Guinness World Record for being the most fearless animal.
6. The Honey Badger has a Conservation Status (how likely it is to become extinct) of 'Least Concern'.
7. It is a commonly held belief that the Honeyguide (a bird) leads Honey Badgers to beehives and they share the honey. This is bullshit.
8. Four and a half honey badgers laid end-to-end would be the same length as the range of a taser.
9. Honey badgers have anal glands in a pouch near the opening of the anus.
10. When fighting, Honey Badgers are said to target the scrotum of the enemy.

So there we go. You're now a bit more knowledgable about the Honey Badger and have something to wow your mates with down the pub.

Honey Badger Wikipedia Quote 1

The Wikipedia entry for Honey Badgers is f**king wicked-pedia. I'm going to be running a series of posts with quotes from this page of the Wikipedia. Here's the first:

"Adult honey badgers rarely serve as prey for lions and leopards; their ferocity and thick, loose skin makes it hard to grip or suffocate them and predation difficult. Old, weak honey badgers are more likely to fall prey to leopards, lions, and pythons, but even old honey badgers will defend themselves as vigorously as possible.

In one case, shown on an episode of Animal Planet, an old female honey badger that was nearly toothless and had one blind eye was attacked by a leopard. It took the leopard about one hour to kill the honey badger."

How cool is that!? A toothless, half-blind OAP Honey Badger fought a F**KING LEOPARD for an hour!!! Bet that leopard steered clear of Honey Badgers after that encounter!

Honey Badger Vs Other Animals

This collection of clips shows how hard Honey Badgers are and just how sh*t-scared the other animals of Africa and Asia are of it.

You can see the Honey Badger fighting with lots of creatures and showing them who's boss.