honey badgers

Aggressive African carnivores

Honey badgers are stocky, powerful mammals native to Africa and Asia, known for their thick loose skin, distinctive white-striped back, and exceptional ferocity.

Despite their small size, they attack animals much larger than themselves and raid beehives for honey and larvae, seemingly indifferent to stings.

Their reputation for fearlessness has made them an internet symbol of not giving a damn: Honey badger don't care.

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Categories
Opposites
temperament/aggression

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Young of sheep

doves · rabbits · deer · sheep · koalas

fearlessness/courage

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Small gnawing mammals

scaredy-cats · chickens · ostriches · opossums · fainting goats

size-to-ferocity ratio

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elephants · manatees · whale sharks · basking sharks · capybaras

Family

honey, badger, honeys, honeyed, honeying, badgers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G