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Post by Honey Badger on Mar 22, 2014 0:22:32 GMT 5
Honey Badger - Mellivora Capensis
The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel, is a species of mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species, instead bearing more anatomical similarities to weasels. It is classed as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its extensive range and general environmental adaptations. It is a primarily carnivorous species, and has few natural predators due to its thick skin and ferocious defensive abilities. The honey badger has a fairly long body, but is distinctly thick set and broad across the back. Its skin is remarkably loose, and allows it to turn and twist freely within it. The skin around the neck is 6 millimetres (0.24 in) thick, an adaptation to fighting conspecifics. The head is small and flat, with a short muzzle. The eyes are small, and the ears are little more than ridges on the skin, another possible adaptation to avoiding damage while fighting. The honey badger has short and sturdy legs, with five toes on each foot. The feet are armed with very strong claws, which are short on the hind legs and remarkably long on the forelimbs. It is a partially plantigrade animal whose soles are thickly padded and naked up to the wrists. The tail is short and is covered in long hairs, save for below the base. Adults measure 23 to 28 centimetres (9.1 to 11 in) in shoulder height and 68–75 cm in body length, with females being smaller than males. Males on average weigh 12 kg (up to 16 kilograms) (26 to 35 lb) while females weigh 9.1 kg. ![]()
Caracal - Caracal caracal
The caracal (Caracal caracal, pronounced /?kær?kæl/) is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa. The caracal is distributed over Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and India. Its chief habitat is dry steppes and semideserts, but it also inhabits woodlands, savannah, and scrub forest. They generally prefer open country, so long as there is sufficient cover, in the form of bushes and rocks, from which to ambush prey. The caracal is a slender, yet muscular, cat, with long legs and a short tail. Males typically weigh 13 to 18 kilograms (29 to 40 lb), while females weigh about 11 kilograms (24 lb). The caracal resembles a Eurasian Lynx, and for a long time it was considered a close relative of the lynxes. It has a tail nearly a third of its body length, and both sexes look the same. The caracal is 65 to 90 centimetres (26 to 35 in) in length, with a 30 centimetres (12 in) tail. Compared to lynxes, it has longer legs, shorter fur, and a slimmer appearance. ![]() ![]() |
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Post by Vodmeister on Mar 22, 2014 2:01:45 GMT 5
These animals are roughly equal in weight. I tend to favor felines over most animals at parity, but the honey badger is one of the most formidable for its size. As of now I'm undecided, I might make a call for it later.
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Post by Honey Badger on Mar 22, 2014 2:05:21 GMT 5
I've seen reports of honey badger surviving getting run over by cars.
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Post by mechafire on Mar 22, 2014 2:18:04 GMT 5
The caracal is more agile and has better finishing ability. The have exceptional reflexes and explosive movements, but low endurance. I think tge honey badger is too aggressive and durable for the caracal to tackle at similar sizes.
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Post by Infinity Blade on Mar 22, 2014 7:26:57 GMT 5
I've seen reports of honey badger surviving getting run over by cars. You wanna post them? |
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Post by Honey Badger on Mar 22, 2014 7:29:18 GMT 5
I've seen reports of honey badger surviving getting run over by cars. You wanna post them? Why not? link
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Post by Infinity Blade on Mar 22, 2014 7:30:51 GMT 5
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Post by Honey Badger on Mar 22, 2014 8:25:59 GMT 5
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Post by Vodmeister on Mar 22, 2014 8:49:21 GMT 5
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Post by creature386 on Mar 22, 2014 13:23:42 GMT 5
HB, some freak occurrences don't prove a lot.
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Post by Honey Badger on Mar 22, 2014 18:53:41 GMT 5
HB, some freak occurrences don't prove a lot. There's another too.
Whatever I do something won't let me post images. |
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Post by theropod on Mar 22, 2014 19:04:04 GMT 5
Those are not signs of exceptional durability, they are flukes. Note how the arrow miraculously didn’t hit anything vital-the same of course applies to the HB in the account. Also, both were incapacitated by the injuries (in a real life fighting situation, that equals death) and wouldn’t have made it hadn’t they been found and gotten medical attention.
The last one is an injury not immediately fatal, a broken back. That an animal injured in the right place won’t die immediately is not a sign of durability.
Durability is a question of how those animals’ physiology react to the same kind of injury inflicted (or attempted to inflict) on them. For example, a hyaena is very durable because it is difficult to injure, due to its thick neck and robust bones. Most other animals are more durable than humans, because they have loose skin and in addition pain isn’t that much of an issue. And crocodiles are very durable because they have armour and even large traumatic injuries don’t let them bleed to death easily.
PS: OMG, they really nicknamed that poor cat "Quiver"? Very cruel sense of humour!
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Post by Honey Badger on Mar 22, 2014 19:32:38 GMT 5
Wow. Very impressive  |
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Post by Vodmeister on Mar 23, 2014 2:13:32 GMT 5
Wow. Very impressive Indeed. The feline was lucky that the arrow did not penetrate any vital organs, but it still survived despite all the bloodloss and physical pain. |
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Post by Honey Badger on Mar 23, 2014 2:30:20 GMT 5
Wow. Very impressive Indeed. The feline was lucky that the arrow did not penetrate any vital organs, but it still survived despite all the bloodloss and physical pain. Poor caracal. |
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