WHC IX: The FINAL***

[Giraffe]

A begrudging vote for the croc. Just because I think it would destroy that little rat thing.

But not happy with either finalist really.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

#TeamCroc. Quite frankly wolverine's form in the competition does not stand up to close scrutiny. In the three previous rounds, wolfie's wins include victory over a shrimp and a mouse FFS.

 

[Marshy]

It dosent take much to be "hard" when you are a Croc, you have every right to be hard, with a skin of armour and teeth like that

Therefore the Wolverine wins this hands down for me. Double hard little sod, wether it wins its battles or not is besdide the point, its way HARDER than the Croc

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Therefore the Wolverine wins this hands down for me. Double hard little sod, whether it wins its battles or not is beside the point, its way HARDER than the Croc

And yet, it does win its battles - regularly takes down bears FFS. It's a mental case, but not in a stupid way. It's just HARD

 

[Smirko]

49/50 votes in croc's favour - couldn't be closer.....

 

[Goldstone1976]

I'll vote for the winner

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Close, very close

 

[Marshy]

A begrudging vote for the croc. Just because I think it would destroy that little rat thing.

But not happy with either finalist really.

Its who's the hardest, not who would win in a fight... this is where people are going seriously wrong, the Wolverine is way harder in my opinion

 

[JJ McClure]

50/50 and tighter than a duck's butt at the moment.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Despite being devastated at the standard of finalist, I must go on record as congratulating Gary Nelson's Left Foot for his truly fine efforts throughout.

Obviously, neither of these are actually that hard and animals such as the Grasshopper Mouse and the HB can feel completely robbed, but that's the danger of knockout animal competitions.

I'll go Wolverine as the croc seems to get through on the fact that he looks scary.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Its who's the hardest, not who would win in a fight... this is where people are going seriously wrong, the Wolverine is way harder in my opinion

Next year, a state-funded video will be produced which ALL voters must watch (eyes forced open), in which the definition of HARDNESS is explained.

This video will end with Dave Grohl continuously shouting "ITS NOT WHO WILL WIN IN A FIGHT. ITS NOT WHO WILL WIN IN A FIGHT"

 

[hans kraay fan club]

And yet, it does win its battles - regularly takes down bears FFS. It's a mental case, but not in a stupid way. It's just HARD

You keep posting that, but its essentially bullshit, isn't it? Perhaps there was once ONE hard / mental Wolverine. As a species they are just another yappy scavenger dog-thing.

The wolverine is a scavenger. Prey mainly consists of small to medium-sized mammals. Prey species include porcupines, squirrels, beavers, marmots, rabbits, voles, mice, shrews, lemmings, caribou, roe deer, white-tailed deer, mule deer, sheep, moose, and elk. Smaller predators are occasionally preyed on, including martens, mink, weasels, and coyote and wolf pups. Wolverines often pursue live prey that are relatively easy to obtain, including animals caught in traps, newborn mammals, and deer when they are weakened by winter or immobilized by heavy snow. Their diets are sometimes supplemented by birds' eggs, birds (especially geese), roots, seeds, insect larvae, and berries. A majority of the wolverine's sustenance is derived from carrion, on which they depend almost exclusively in winter and early spring. Wolverines may find carrion themselves, feed on it after the predator is done feeding (especially wolf packs) or simply take it from another predator. Whether eating live prey or carrion, the wolverine's feeding style appears voracious, leading to the nickname of "glutton" (also the basis of the scientific name).

Armed with powerful jaws, wolverines, like most mustelids, are strong for their size. They may defend kills against larger or more numerous predators such as wolves or bears. At least one account reported a wolverine's apparent attempt to steal a kill from a black bear, although the bear won what was ultimately a fatal contest. Wolverines are known to follow wolf and lynx trails, purportedly with the intent of scavenging the remains of their kills. Wolves are thought to be their most important natural predator, with the arrival of wolves to a wolverine's territory presumably leading the latter to abandon the area.

 

[TheJasperCo]

Its who's the hardest, not who would win in a fight... this is where people are going seriously wrong, the Wolverine is way harder in my opinion

The two needn't be mutually exclusive. It must follow that anything that would win a fight, would therefore be the harder creature? How else do you base your decision?

 

[Stumpy Tim]

You keep posting that, but its essentially bullshit, isn't it? Perhaps there was once ONE hard / mental Wolverine. As a species they are just another yappy scavenger dog-thing.

I've posted a video of such an attack you LIAR

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Next year, a state-funded video will be produced which ALL voters must watch (eyes forced open), in which the definition of HARDNESS is explained.

Blah, blah, blah.

The only rule of WHC is that there is no rule. You (and [MENTION=12101]Mellotron[/MENTION] ) can cry and whine like pissy little girls, all you like, about everyone else not following YOUR interpretation of 'hardness', but it achieves NOTHING. People will vote as they wish, and are absolutely free to weigh up strength / aggression / pound-for-pound / durability however THEY see fit.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I've posted ONE video of ONE such attack you LIAR

There you go. So we agree - there may be ONE pretty hard Wolfie out there*.

*Unless it was the one subsequently killed and eaten by the black bear, it was bothering, in the text I posted above.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

From http://www.planetdeadly.com/animals/wolverine-facts-or-wolverine-kill-man

Appearing more like a small bear, the wolverine is in fact more of a weasel on steroids. This stocky little beast is the stuff of legends. Along with a voracious appetite it has a reputation for unmatched ferocity and apparently fears nothing. Pound for pound few other animals can match the wolverine for strength or attitude. So, it is fortunate this little bundle of terror lives on the sparsely populated fringes of the Arctic Circle.

Wolverines are known to steal and hide things they have no possible use for.
In the words of one author: “They will remove and hide the entire contents of uninhabited hunting lodges: guns, knives, cooking utensils and blankets… …befouling whatever is left behind“.

Wolverines will eat anything they can get their paws on!
In order of size, favourite meals include; shrews, mice, voles, squirrels, rabbits, lemmings, marmots, porcupines, beavers, sheep, white-tailed deer, mule deer, roe deer, caribou, elk and moose.
Did you say moose
Yes, there have been cases of wolverines killing moose even though they are almost 20 times their size.That’s the equivalent of “a house cat bringing down a deer”... wolverines are exceptional hunters and will ambush large prey, even jumping out of trees.

How tough is a wolverine?
In one word, very. These ferocious little carnivores have no fear. Once committed they take on a win or die mentality.
They are infeasibly strong for their size and will successfully defend their catch from much bigger animals including bears and wolves.
There is a documented story of a wolverine killing a polar bear. The wolverine was put in a zoo enclosure with the bear and immediately attacked it, clamping on to the bears throat until it suffocated.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

There you go. So we agree - there may be ONE pretty hard Wolfie out there*.

*Unless it was the one subsequently killed and eaten by the black bear, it was bothering, in the text I posted above.

What about the wolverine that killed a Polar Bear - an animal so hard it's excluded from this competition.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

There is a documented story of a wolverine killing a polar bear. The wolverine was put in a zoo enclosure with the bear and immediately attacked it, clamping on to the bears throat until it suffocated.

So they put a wild animal, into an enclosure with a feeble, institutionalised, sickly, TAME bear, and the yappy dog attacked it.

It probably LET it. Probably WANTED to DIE.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

So they put a wild animal, into an enclosure with a feeble, institutionalised, sickly, TAME bear, and the yappy dog attacked it.

It probably LET it. Probably WANTED to DIE.

The wolverine is also a wild animal - just as institutionalised, just as sickly, just as tame. You're not seeing what's clear - the wolverine is a LEGEND in the hardness stakes