Plague of ferocious badgers in Iraq blamed on British army

[Ollie_R]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 295138.stm



RAARR, I'M A BADGER!

And a link to a picture on b3ta

http://www.b3ta.com/board/7399610

Also, in unrelated news, the Peep show box set I ordered came today. Looking forward to watching it in one go when I have a free house next week

[Redline]

Haha, a mate sent me a link to that story earlier, seriously amusing. This quote made my day:

We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area.

I remember watching something about those Honey Badgers, pretty scary animals!

[SiDaBa]

What did it for me was the last paragraph about a lady who was "attacked" by one in the night.

Swift like a deer... head like a monkey

[Ollie_R]

Some info from Wikipedia:

The ratel is among the fiercest hunters of the desert, with prey including earthworms, termites, scorpions, porcupines, hares, and even larger prey such as tortoises, crocodiles up to one metre in size, and snakes (including pythons and venomous species).[1] Its ferocious reputation extends to attacks on animals much larger than itself. Several African tribes report that the honey badger attacks the scrotum of larger mammals if provoked and has even castrated humans.[citation needed] While these reports remain uncorroborated by firsthand evidence, there is some circumstantial evidence such as remains of castrated waterbuck and gnu found in Kruger National Park.[citation needed]

The honey badger can eat dangerous venomous snakes, most often the puff adder. If bitten the honey badger will become severely swollen and paralysed, unable to move for two to three hours. After this period of time the honey badger will re-awaken and continue with its meal or continue its journey. Even more tenaciously, a honey badger will gladly steal a snake's kill, eat it for itself then continue to hunt the snake. This ferocious nature of the badger has earned it its image as a formidable creature.

It will also dig into burrows of small rodents and flush them out for a small meal. Because of the honey badger's large front claws, its ability to dig into burrows is very effective and most opportunities once a rodent is located are successful. The problem lies with the fact that other wildlife are aware of this and birds of prey and jackals are usually nearby ready to steal any kills which manage to squeeze past the honey badger.

Castration?

Apparently there were reports of a farming couple saying that they saw one eat a cow

I'm scared...

[Chally_Rai]

Im sorry ollie!

I found this fantastic, emailed all my friends, and associates, and never even thanked you! It was the excitement! lol