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Nature's proof that fear is optional if you're angry enough.
means A small, thick-skinned African and Asian mustelid (relative of weasels and otters) famous for its fearless, indiscriminate aggression toward animals many times its size.
from 'Honey' refers to its notorious raids on beehives for honey and grubs (it'll take stings to the face without flinching), while 'badger' is an old term applied loosely to various stocky, burrowing mustelids since roughly the 1500s-1600s — the honey badger isn't a true badger, just a cousin that got the family name by resemblance. Its scientific name, Mellivora capensis, literally means 'honey-eater of the Cape,' naming the same habit the common name does.
- pain tolerance
- shrugs off bee stings and cobra venom
- diet
- eats puff adders like crunchy snacks
- reputation
- guinness world records once called it fearless
- size vs ego
- badger-sized body, lion-sized audacity