worlds hardest creature quaterfinal 3, hippo vs honeybadger

[Meade's Ball]

As i am sure many people have said before in this sort of contest, i have always wanted something just like a hippo's tail on my back of my body. Just seeing them having a good poo on the water's surface and then wiping away any insects or skids or sweetcornesque eyeball skins from their leathery bottoms makes it seem the perfect end to a digestive system.

 

[Commander]

Seems to me that the honeybadger is a SCRAPPER. He was in all sorts of trouble when I went to bed last night but by the time I got up he had managed to drag the neceesary extra votes out of the night shift nscers to finally see of the mozzie. Now he's in another serious scrap, this time against a worthy opponent(IMO). Will he have the legs to see off the hippo (fresh from an easy, easy destruction of the 'king of the jungle') or will the hippo CRUSH him in his powerful jaws?

Which is the characterstic of a HARD creature. Being able to scrap when the chips are down and come out on top.

 

[Commander]

"Several African tribes report that the honey badger attacks the scrotum of larger mammals if provoked and has even castrated humans . 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. "

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

C'mon the Honeybadger!

 

[Commander]

I don't understand why the Honey Badger is not running away with this. The whole point was that this was about the hardest animal in the world, pound for pound. A Hippo weighs a lot more than 95% of animals on the planet. It should therefore be able to beat most animals in a fight. The Honey Badger only weighs about the same as an average to small dog. Yet it wins fights with Crocodiles, Lions, Cape Buffalo, Black Mambas and Land Rovers. So surely, pound for pound, the Honey Badger is harder?

"The honey badger has quite a reputation as a fearless (and fearsome!) animal, and it is often said that it has no enemies apart from other honey badgers, and humans. The species is certainly very well equipped to fight back against almost anything that attacks it. Like the true badgers, Mellivora has powerful jaws, and can produce offensive secretions from its anal glands. As a further defence, it also has an extremely loose, tough, rubbery skin, which is resistant to bites from other animals. It is said that the honey badger can twist around in its skin, so that it can bite an attacker even when it is being held by the back of the neck.

The honey badger also has a reputation for killing animals by attacking the scrotum; the victim then bleeds to death. It is alleged that the ratel has, through its attacks, castrated various mammal species, including humans. This behaviour has been reported by several African tribes.

Various reports state that honey badgers have attacked animals as large as sheep, horses, buffaloes, wildebeest and waterbuck. On one occasion an observer saw seven lions abandon the wildebeest kill that they were eating, when three honey badgers approached. The badgers then took their share of the carcase."

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

There's still time commander. At least if he wins he'll be able to say he did it the hard way, seeing off his opponents in epic battle after epic battle.

 

[Bry Nylon]

The Honey Badger only weighs about the same as an average to small dog. Yet it wins fights with Crocodiles, Lions, Cape Buffalo, Black Mambas and Land Rovers.

The Honey Monster does NOT win fights with Land Rovers

Here I am in Africa last summer, seeing how many I can run over.

 

[Commander]

 

[Simster]

The whole point was that this was about the hardest animal in the world, pound for pound.

You're making the rules up as you go along. When someone suggested that the ant would be the hardest if all animals were the same size, you said "there's your first problem".

I'm afraid your handbag animal is going out. And rightly so.

 

[Man of Harveys]

RAUS!

 

[Commander]

You're making the rules up as you go along. When someone suggested that the ant would be the hardest if all animals were the same size, you said "there's your first problem".

I'm afraid your handbag animal is going out. And rightly so.

Ahem. The original thread http://www.northstandchat.biz/showthread.php?threadid=99633

"Remember, it's not neccesarily who would win in a fight between the two, but a contest of who pound for pound, ounce for ounce is harder. There's no set criteria for 'hard' but such factors as aggresiveness, viciousness, willingness to take on all comers, ability to withstand punishment, brute strength must surely factor highly in your considerations."

It's not over yet.

And I think you will find that it was me who nominated the Hippo in the first place, so one of my boys is still in.

 

[Bry Nylon]

What's to be scared of...?

 

[Ken Livingstone Seagull]

Superb thread.

At what point can I enter Hawaii's hard boy, the miniscule but loquacious Coqui Frog, into the mix? Is there a 1st Preliminary Round next year, or what?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Superb thread.

At what point can I enter Hawaii's hard boy, the miniscule but loquacious Coqui Frog, into the mix? Is there a 1st Preliminary Round next year, or what?

Is it true? Can it REALLY be so??
Is KLS back?



Get the cocktail shaker out

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

hippo a full seven points clear of the honey monster

let's see the vote pixies turn this one around overnight

 

[Commander]

Absolute disgrace.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Superb thread.

At what point can I enter Hawaii's hard boy, the miniscule but loquacious Coqui Frog, into the mix? Is there a 1st Preliminary Round next year, or what?

Is is really him!??!?!?! Back!? It can't be...we are NOT worthy!!!!












That has made the WEEK, that has...fantastic.

They talk about the long-gone NSC legends - Harts Shirt, say. Or DAVE THE EEAAAGLLEEEEEEE. But KLS and his mighty cocktail shaker is the KING of NSC.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Absolute disgrace.

Back to bee-worrying for the furry little fellow then. Oh well

 

[Seagullible]

what a fix

 

[Silent Bob]

Back to bee-worrying for the furry little fellow then. Oh well

"
Despite their name, honey badgers do not rely on honey although the highly nutritious bee brood is certainly a sought after delicacy. Instead they are opportunistic, generalist carnivores. They eat a wide variety of prey ranging in size from small insect larvae to young antelopes and more than 65 different prey items were identified for honey badgers in the semi - arid southern Kalahari. These included insects, scorpions, reptiles, rodents, birds and the young of Cape fox Vulpes chama, black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas, Bat-eared fox Otocyon megalotis and African wild cat Felis silvestris. In other areas they have also been recorded to eat tortoises, turtles, fish, frogs, young crocodiles and even a cheetah cub. There are strong regional and seasonal differences in diet but at least in the Kalahari, rodents and reptiles, including the highly venomous Cape cobra and puff adder provide the staple diet. While honey badgers are sometimes described as omnivorous, they were almost entirely carnivorous in the Kalahari with Tsama melons being the only vegetable matter eaten, and these appeared to be eaten primarily for their moisture content. This is in sharp contrast to the European badger, which eats a wide variety of plant (cereal and fruit) and animal material, but similar to the primarily carnivorous American badger Taxidea taxus. "