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Post by pckts on Mar 25, 2014 1:46:20 GMT 5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2014 22:02:14 GMT 5
I don't think a caracal would be able to get through that thick skin and fur that the honey badger holds, but the honey badger doesn't have the right weaponry and killer mind-set to kill a caracal either....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 2:12:57 GMT 5
IMO the Caracal, but it wouldn't be easy. --- To start off, I believe that Gato from Carnivoraforum had posted an account of a Bobcat killing an American Badger. The bobcat is a rather similar cat to a caracal, except the caracal is slightly larger. The American Badger is also actually a rather similar animal to a Honey Badger. American Badgers have survived attacks from cougars, coyotes and there was a video I remember seeing on 5 Jagdterriers struggling to kill an American Badger. American Badgers also have longer claws and longer canines than honey badgers, and some populations in Canada can grow to similar sizes to Honey Badgers as well. I believe this is what Gato Gordo posted (not sure though) (.5.2 Mortality Causes and Survivorship): www.badgers.bc.ca/pubs/EK_badger_2004.pdfOf the 11 juveniles radiotagged, 5 died in their first year of life, so survivorship of tagged juveniles to age 1 was 55%. Mortality causes included 1 known train kill, 1 probable starvation, 1 possible cougar or bobcat predation, and 2 unknown. Badgers tagged as juveniles but surviving to April 15 were included in the adult sample thereafter. One adult resident hit by a vehicle would have died but was treated by a veterinarian. Adding her to the 8 that died of non-handling-related deaths, adult mortality causes included known roadkill (4), probable cougar predation (1), probable bobcat predation (1), probable old age (1) and unknown (1) --- Then I would like to note the caracal's agility advantage, where in this department it might be a pretty good advantage towards the relatively sturdy-bodied honey badger. I see it being more likely that the caracal is able to get use of its size advantage and agility advantage by overpowering the honey badger and delivering a nape bite. I don't necessarily think that the honey badger is like a European Badger in terms of mobility, as it is more flexible and has better use of grappling ability with its more flexible limbs than the European Badger. But I do think that the height of the Honey Badger is a bit of a disadvantage, as it wouldn't be that hard to get a good bite on its neck. At parity, I think this could be a harder match but I still think that the caracal's height and mobility advantage would allow it to win most of the time against the Honey Badger. I will concede, however, that the Honey Badger could stand a good chance or win if it manages to have enough time to withstand the caracals attack to fight back and use its limbs and good bite to its advantage. Overall, I would say that a fair bet would be around 6 or 7/10 in favour of the Caracal. Caracal 7/10. |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jan 27, 2016 2:51:15 GMT 5
I find the honey badger to be a terribly overrated animal.
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Post by Runic on Jan 27, 2016 8:38:33 GMT 5
They'd fight till the Caracal gets too tired to keep its advantage then the badger wounds up killing it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 10:56:41 GMT 5
The overratedness of the honey badger has caused it to be underrated.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Feb 7, 2019 19:47:08 GMT 5
The honey badger wins, it's too persistent and durable.
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