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Old 09-02-2004, 06:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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World's Hardest Animal - The Honey Badger


The Honey Badger

Like a featherweight boxer who makes up for lack of size with speed and Napoleonic ferocity, the Honey Badger is well-equipped to live up to its fearsome reputation. It will attack any animal, no matter how big or dangerous its adversary. There appears to be no natural predators of adult honey badgers, which itself is evidence of how formidable this animal is, for it weighs scarcely more than a medium-sized dog.

According to highly acclaimed wildlife obsever and author, Jonathan Kingdon, three honey badgers snatched a kill from three adult and four juvenile Lions.

The Honey Badger’s courage is backed up by powerful jaws, knifelike front claws and exceptionally tough skin, almost 6mm thick at the neck. It is broad and powerful, with stout, sturdy legs and is aided by exceptionally loose skin.

Woe betide any male foolish enough to take on the honey badger. According to folklore (and backed up by physical evidence), the honey badger aims directly at the scrotum when it attacks large animals (Bull Buffalo, Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Kudu, Human) foolish enough to offer real or imagined provocation. In the Kruger Park, adult male Buffalo, Gnu and Waterbuck have been found dead from loss of blood after honey badgers attacked them in the scrotum.


Honey Badger Eating a Scorpion

Not even a swarm of killer bees can scare off a hungry honey badger.The honey badger supposedly uses its protruding anal glands to fumigate killer bees and other venomous insects before attacking their nests, in the same way a human will use smoke to subdue bees before harvesting honey. Backing up to the opening of the hive, the honey badger will rub its anal pouch all around, swirling its tail, sometimes performing handstands while releasing a profuse secretion with a suffocating odour.

No animal can consider itself safe from the honey badger. During the dry season, it will supplement its diet with ants, scorpions and tarantula. They have been seen foraging for estivating tortoises, turtles, frogs, fish and any animals foolishly taking advantage of abandoned termite mounds, such as snakes, lizards and mongoose. Honey badgers have been observed killing deadly black mamba, the world's most dangerous snake, dragging them out of holes and devouring them with complete unconcern. They have also been observed scaling trees to raid the nests of vultures.


Snake??? Snaaaaaaaakkkkeeee!!!!!



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Old 09-02-2004, 06:44 AM   #2 (permalink)
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They're crazy muthafuckas. I wouldn't want to tangle with a wolverene either. I did a report on them in the 2nd grade
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Old 09-02-2004, 06:52 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The honey badger would take a wolf faster you can say " ". Not even a pack of wolves could take on an angry honey badger and leave with their scrotums intact.
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Old 09-02-2004, 07:09 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Won't somebody please think of the scrotums?
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Old 09-02-2004, 09:05 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Fuck Wolverine, Honey Badger in the house!!! Too bad it got stuck with such a sissy name. Maybe "Scrotum Badger" would make it more fearful?
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Old 09-02-2004, 12:35 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Fuck Wolverine, Honey Badger in the house!!! Too bad it got stuck with such a sissy name. Maybe "Scrotum Badger" would make it more fearful?
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Old 09-02-2004, 04:10 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Fuck Wolverine, Honey Badger in the house!!! Too bad it got stuck with such a sissy name. Maybe "Scrotum Badger" would make it more fearful?
They are also called "Ratels". That's less sissy in the same weay that, say Percy is less sissy that Evelyn. :/

OK, I agree that I am probably not going to be able to come up with a more badass animal. However, I think we need to look into wolverines before we close the book on this one, and, pound for pound (or ounce for once) mantis shrimp and common weasels are in the running here.
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Old 09-02-2004, 04:31 PM   #8 (permalink)
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A grizzly will still kick its azz, AND it has a cooler name.


badger badger badger!
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Old 09-02-2004, 04:58 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Old 09-02-2004, 05:17 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Komodo Dragon...
1. Eats you.
2. Eats other Komodo Dragons
3. Would eat a Honey Badger if given half a chance.
4. Poison Saliva
5. Thinks your mom is kinda hot.

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm

Gets my vote.
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Old 09-02-2004, 05:57 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Cosign on the Komodo Dragon...I mean I'm sure the honey badger is plenty tough but it'd take a pretty stupid animal to try and kill a Komodo. What about Tasmanian Devils? They're pretty fuckin brutal too.



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Old 09-02-2004, 06:55 PM   #12 (permalink)
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put me down for Komodo Dragon. that nasty bacteria that lives in its mouth and saliva is probably its best feature... because even if you escape its initial attack, you're going to die anyway, then it's going to smell out your rotting corpse, and eat it.


Tasmanian Devil might not be quite as tough as the Honey Badger, but it makes a nastier noise... (btw Koalas also make a fucking nasty noise).


Crocodiles are also pretty fucking nasty. forget about those pussy little aligators and caymans... the Australian Esturine Crocs (the big saltwater bastards) are ancient and hardcore. land, mud, river or ocean these fuckers are hard.
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Old 09-02-2004, 07:34 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I agree with the croc but I would like to hear some more info on the wolverine. I hear they are absolutely psycho bastards.
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Old 09-02-2004, 07:55 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Here's my nominee for World's Hardest Animal:

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Old 09-02-2004, 09:05 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Cosign on the Komodo Dragon...I mean I'm sure the honey badger is plenty tough but it'd take a pretty stupid animal to try and kill a Komodo. What about Tasmanian Devils? They're pretty fuckin brutal too.
Tasmanian devils can simply be defeated by a car. If you've ever been to Tassie you will see what I mean, there are dead ones all over the road.

I vote for komodo dragons. When I was in a hotel in Western Australia there was one of them buggers walking around the outskirts of the joint...saw it catch and kill a snake.
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Old 09-02-2004, 09:16 PM   #16 (permalink)
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This is one of my favorite threads ever.



On a more serious note, this guy gets my vote:

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Old 09-02-2004, 09:34 PM   #17 (permalink)
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This is one of my favorite threads ever.



On a more serious note, this guy gets my vote:


nuh-huh...



remember who wins?

The Balrog can't even kill Olórin a Maia... weak!

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Old 09-02-2004, 11:44 PM   #18 (permalink)
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If yer gonna say Croc then I say Hippo



Old teacher of mine said he's seen these fuckers cut a nile crocidile in half. Apparently they are THE most dangerous animal on the water and cause the most deaths.

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Old 09-03-2004, 12:38 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Grizzly Bear, Tazmanian Devil, Godzilla and Wizard are two legged adversaries - none would stand a chance agaianst the honey badger due to their exposed nutsacks. Oooooh! Not a pretty sight.

Hippo or crocodile in water has a better chance of survival but still no chance of defeating the honey badger. Out of water it's not even a contest. The honey badger has knifelike claws. It turns my stomach to imagine the complete and utter carnage.

The Komodo Dragon's only hope is it's speed. It just might be able to run away before it's still beating heart is presented before it's own eyes.
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Old 09-03-2004, 01:18 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Actually Komodo Dragons and Crocodiles both have thick hides...thick as the Badger probably... On top of being able to do 11mph on land, so it'd need razor or scalple like claws to scratch them let alone cut them plus they travel in groups. Komodo's have razor sharp teeth similar to sharks as well. Grizzly bears walk on all fours as do Tazmanian Devils...dunno how much of a match they'd be though.

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Old 09-03-2004, 01:26 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Grizzly bears walk on all fours as do Tazmanian Devils...

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Um, yeah.... er, I meant when they um... flip out and go into attack mode.

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Old 09-03-2004, 05:19 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Dont forget for all you Komodo Dragon fellas, not only is thier saliva poisonous, but just touching thier scales alone anywhere on the body you will be poisoned. They are truely one of the most dangerous animals there are.

As for Mr.Honey Badger... He is a fucked up little psycho.
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Old 09-03-2004, 06:53 AM   #23 (permalink)
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The komodo dragon. How could such a supreme fighting machine end up on the endangered species list?

The komodo dragon is a tertiary predator in name only. It would be better to describe it as a diseased scavenger. It shares it's environment with well known cuddly killers such as the deer, the chicken and the carrion.

Your hero, the komodo dragon, feeds on...




Do you really want to know?




Diseased komodo dragons, elderly komodo dragons and young komodo dragons.

That's right, it's like you or I picking fights in:

A - A hospital.

B - A nursing home.

C - A childrens playground.


In conclusion, Honey Badger 1 - Komodo Dragon 0.
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Old 09-03-2004, 10:01 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Old 09-03-2004, 05:47 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Regardless of who they eat...I mean they can only be found in indonesia man. Regardless they have the potential to devistate many an animal if needed to. If they lived in the safari they'd be just as tough as they would living in Indonesia.

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Old 09-03-2004, 09:22 PM   #26 (permalink)
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I think we need to perform an experiment, for the sake of science, you understand, where we place a komodo dragon, a honey badger, a wolverine, a grizzly and a hippo into a VERY large gunny sack and see who emerges victorious. Also, for the sake of science, you understand, odds could be calculated, bets could be placed...
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Old 09-03-2004, 09:45 PM   #27 (permalink)
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i've heard the hippo myth about the nile croc getting bitten in half. even if that is a myth, they're still the most dangerous creature in Africa. followed by the buffalo.
however, nile crocs are mere pussys compared to the good old saltwater monsters that live in the north of australia.

i've heard it said that if the common sand scorpion was as big as a wolverine, it would be the ultimate predator. it has all of our 5 senses, and two more, tank like armour, etc.... but lets not speculate on this... this isn't a handicap competition to find out the hardest animal of all.

we should be catagorising different environments...

in the air... hawks/eagles/condors?
in the open water... the winner is the great white shark... or is it the orca?
in the river/waterlands environment... the winner has to be the salty croc.
on land... this remains to be seen... komodo dragon may eat mainly carrion, but lets not forget that the beast became carrion because the dragon blitz attacked it and then let it limp off to die. this honey badger may be incredibly ferocious and it may have a penchant for mammal scrotum... but is it immune to disease, virus and microbe?
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Old 09-04-2004, 01:01 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Man is the hardest of the animals- we have driven half the other contenders to the endangered species list- and posess the mightiest weapon of them all....THUMBS- with them we possess the power of TOOL USE- no animal is a match for our ability to tie sharp rocks to sticks and then jab them at said animals- can your honey badger pilot a stealth bomber? with our awesome powers, we can destroy this planet at least 30 times over- the honey badgers anal glands are clearly no match......

hippos scare me- immagine the indignaty of being dewoured by... a fat water cow..( yes, they are considdered the most dangerous river critter in africa, and are responsible for more deaths.....
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Old 09-04-2004, 11:31 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Ya know it's funny cause we do have thumbs..and we have big bombs...and the bombs go off...and then a few days later roaches start running around looking for food again. Probably eventually starving to death....nuke can't kill em but yet my foot can turn them into abstract art if I so desired it.(switches to architect voice) It's quite the anomaly.

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Old 09-04-2004, 02:16 PM   #30 (permalink)
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The Rabbit of Caerbannog gets my vote.



What, behind the rabbit?!


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Old 09-04-2004, 08:42 PM   #31 (permalink)
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All you need is some holy hand grenades to take care of that rabbit.
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Old 09-04-2004, 10:51 PM   #32 (permalink)
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i hate to shatter all the myths you guys but,..........this is the world's hardest animal....











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Old 09-05-2004, 06:31 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Old 09-05-2004, 09:43 AM   #34 (permalink)
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sorry jwoody.......but i still stand by the pussy as the hardest animal there is.
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Old 09-05-2004, 10:54 AM   #35 (permalink)
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I dunno, after looking at that, i may be in the running.
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Old 09-05-2004, 12:03 PM   #36 (permalink)
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This has totally ruined my image of my childhood friend, Frances...

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Old 09-05-2004, 12:21 PM   #37 (permalink)
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The Ninja would kill a croc, bitch slap the dragon, poop on the Hippo, kick the badger in the nuts and eat the pussy (well). Ninjas are not to be messed with, ever.

Facts:

1. Ninjas are mammals.

2. Ninjas fight ALL the time.

3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people (and honey badgers).
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^ As many a great sensai have said.

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Old 09-06-2004, 07:11 AM   #39 (permalink)
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I think it's great that you all agree with me.
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I think we need to perform an experiment, for the sake of science, you understand, where we place a komodo dragon, a honey badger, a wolverine, a grizzly and a hippo into a VERY large gunny sack and see who emerges victorious. Also, for the sake of science, you understand, odds could be calculated, bets could be placed...
Or we could put them all on the next big brother!
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