Despite the sweet name, honey badgers have a salty personality. They are aggressive and have a scent defense mechanism. If that wasn’t enough to deter you from wanting one as a pet, they are also illegal to keep.
Even if you did manage to kidnap one, it wouldn’t last. Honey badgers are known for their sleight of hand escapes. I first discovered the honey badger from a viral video over a decade ago.
It was a nature capture with a documentary feel of a honey badger interacting in the wild with a hilarious voiceover. The world was introduced to the honey badger in the best way possible, putting a little comedic relief on a sort of terrifying animal. But before we get too far down the smack talk road, let’s learn a little bit more about these fearless protein lovers.
About the Honey Badger
Because every animal is cute and innocent as a baby, let’s go back to the beginning. Sometime around 5,000,000 years ago, a carnivore in Asia evolved into what is now referred to as the honey badger. His ancient relatives had become extinct by this time and he was kind of alone as a species.
Perhaps that’s where the perpetual chip on his shoulder comes from. Today, there are 12 honey badger subspecies that are spread out across two continents. So, he took his anger and let it multiply.
If you are on the hunt, you might run across one or nine in parts of India, the majority of Africa, and the Middle East west of Iran. Also, for some reason, Turkmenistan. Another misdirection about the honey budger is that it’s not a badger.
In reality, it’s more a weasel than anything else. Although to look at the two, you might see a resemblance to the Tasmanian devil in both appearance and name. Some might say a Tasmanian devil with an atrocious haircut, but I digress.
Most Fearless In The Animal Kingdom
While the honey badger is the largest terrestrial mammal of its type, the total height maxes out at about 11 inches. That’s roughly the … Read the rest of the story.
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