Honey Badgers
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Bad Attitude Badger
According to conservationist Colleen Begg, who filmed the footage of honey badgers for National Geographic with her husband Keith, the honey badger’s “bad attitude” is mainly used as a defense mechanism. -
Filming the Subject
Begg and her husband spent four year in Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa filming the badgers for the National Geographic WILD special, Honey Badgers. -
Fierce Name
The Afrikaans word for the badger, ratel, is what the South African National Defense Force calls its armored personnel. -
Fearless Animal
In 2002, The Guinness Book of World Records claimed the honey badger as the most fearless animal in the animal kingdom. -
Honey Badger
The honey badgers are carnivores that feast on more than 65 items of prey, mainly snakes and rodents. -
Population Woes
The badger population is slowly disappearing in areas like Niger, Morocco and South Africa. Countries like Israel and India protect these animals, but it is hard for the badger to survive with the combination of low productive rates and persecution from predators and humans.
