1. Honey Badgers are not really badgers (they are more closely related to weasels and skunks)
2. They got that name because they go around tearing into beehives, but they don't even really want the honey as much as THEY WANT TO EAT THE BEES (or anyway, the larvae). They get stung hundreds or thousands of times and they do not give a shit.
"FUCK BEES" -- a Honey Badger
3. They routinely fight off much larger animals in order to defend their territory or their kills. They have been documented fighting with lions and winning - because the Honey Badger likes to get underneath the lions and RIP THEIR BALLS OFF. I'm serious.
4. Honey Badgers eat pretty much everything. They have one of the most diverse diets in nature and are true omnivores. They will eat all parts of an animal they kill, including the bones.
5. They eat cobras. They get bitten by the cobras when they try to eat the cobras. Cobra venom can kill a human in under half an hour. The venom nearly kills the Honey Badger, too. They get bitten and then fall over, paralyzed, their bodily functions shutting down. To all the world, it looks as though the Honey Badger has been killed. Then, after a little while, the Honey Badger sort of shakes it off, comes back to life, and goes right back to killing everything in the world and just generally being BOSS.
6. They eat tortoises. Because their jaws can crush the shells.
7. They have been known to dig up corpses to eat those, too.
8. Their skin is extraordinarily thick and loose on their body so, even if you manage to pin one or something, it can turn around enough inside of its own skin to bite and claw you to death.
9. An army of Honey Badgers could take over the world. Luckily, they don't give a fuck about politics. They just want to murder and eat everything they can get their teeth or claws into.
Here is a charming little video about Honey Badgers doing all those things (and more!)
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