<\/a>Yesterday I promised that we would be leaving the ocean to learn about a nice terrestrial animal. I am a man of my word so today we are going to learn about one of the most fierce animals that exists on land, the Honey Badger. This member of the mustelidae family (weasel family) can be found throughout Africa and in parts of south and western Asia including Pakistan and Iraq. I know they may look cute and cuddly but keep reading to find out just how wrong that statement is.<\/p>\n

The Honey Badger has incredibly tough skin with a coat described as “hog-like”.\u00a0 Not only do they have cool skin but they also have powerful jaws and front claws that would put X-Men’s Wolverine character to shame.\u00a0 Although these little guys only weigh up to 14 kg (30 lbs) they are designed to be fierce.\u00a0 It is not uncommon to hear stories about the vicious behaviour of the Honey Badger. For example, one such story describes how three Honey Badgers took the kill away from three sub-adult and four half-grown lions. Math may not be my strong suit but according to that story, 3 Badgers took on 7 lions and won. That is impressive.<\/p>\n

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