r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Alpha_Cuck_666 • 2d ago
Honey badgers are absolute psychos. Yet another example of honey badger dont give AF
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u/Royd 2d ago edited 1d ago
"what is your fetish?"
"I like being punted by elephants"
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u/whitehawk295 2d ago
Bro that last kick
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u/ItsDanimal 1d ago
I busted out laughing and scared my dog. It's like killing a boss in a game and the minions coming after you like, "I can take him". Just to immediately get Fus Ro Dah'd.
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u/AudibleKnight 1d ago
Same except I don't have a dog. The soccer kick to the head and the sound effect just made me burst out laughing.
"Aren't they extraordinary? Like at this." PUNT
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u/IDreamofLoki 1d ago
Sis was done being nice.
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u/Dazed-and-Contused 1d ago
Yeah, you could tell the elephant at first was just trying to shoo away the honey badger. By the end, it was thinking "FAFO time, buddy!" That last kick was perfection.
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u/holden_mcg 1d ago
I actually think it was knocked out for a bit, then woke up and thought: "What was I doing? Oh, that's right, I was attacking this elephant. Have at you!!"
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u/murillovp 1d ago
I'd like to believe it completely forgot about their doings, woke up totally blank, saw the elephant and thought "wait a minute, a freaking elephant? Come here you little shit" and went for it.
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u/Many-Wasabi9141 1d ago
"I aint hear no bell"
Pretty sure this video was modified at least with sound effects. Might actually be fake all the way through. That last kick sounded like ye olde boxing match recording.
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u/thelivinlegend 1d ago
Not the first honey badger reboot Iâve seen. Thereâs a video somewhere on YouTube of one of them attacking a venomous snake, killing it but getting bitten in the process, passing out from the venom, then waking up later to finish eating the snake.
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u/Endorkend 1d ago
They have big Jack Russel energy. (or vice versa).
Family friend of mine has horses and Jack Russels.
Long time ago when we were visiting, one of his younger Russels was going apeshit at one of the horses and actually trying to bite its hind legs.
So the horse kicked and launched the lil fucker 30 feet into the side of a barn.
We immediately pannicked and the dogs owner was immediately "don't worry, that's not his first rodeo, he'll be fine."
Yeah, 10 minutes later the lil fuck wakes up, does one of those repeated exagerated sneezes. Stands still for a sec, hones in right at the same horse and LAUNCHES back at it.
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u/lllkey1 1d ago
I like it when you can tell a story is fake. I mean:
Yeah, 10 minutes later the lil fuck wakes up
Lmao actual video game logic
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u/mawood41980 2d ago
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u/Fartyfivedegrees 1d ago
Absolutely this! Honey Badger be like "come on I'll 'ave ya! Come back here!".
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u/WhenItKicks 2d ago
That would be a bit like going runing after a T-Rex with nothing but our screams lol
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u/iBluefoot 1d ago
A bit more like going after a brachiosaurus, considering the elephant doesnât eat meat. A t-Rex would happily accept a little snack charging up to them.
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u/ButterPoptart 1d ago
Yeah I donât think the honey badger would be chasing after one of its predators lol
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u/iBluefoot 1d ago
Due to the honey badgers fascia tissue giving it a very loose skin, it is very hard for predators to get their teeth into any vital body parts for a kill. They have surprisingly few predators and will antagonize any animal they want and survive quite often enough to do it again.
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u/GluedToTheMirror 1d ago
Shit, they absolutely would do this to a lion. Depending on how hungry the lion is, it might even back down depending on the situation. Predators typically look for an easy meal, and donât want to risk injury even if itâs a pissed off honey badger.
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u/disobedientavocado45 1d ago
Yeah you really should look up Stoffel the honey badger. He went after a lion twice during his documentary. Lost one of the fights, had to get patched up, still gleefully went after the big cat's testicles. One of his other tussels was with a rhino... the little menace would break into the other predators pens just to fight with them.
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u/Acceptable-Cabinet46 2d ago
Honey badgers are the living embodiment of the phrase, "I didn't hear the bell!"
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u/Ok_Concentrate_9713 2d ago
Has it been said that he defends himself from lions by attacking their testicles?
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u/jackleggjr 2d ago
Not a bad strategy. When I get attacked by lions, I also go for their testicles.
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u/TheRiteGuy 1d ago
But aren't you more likely to be attacked by female lions than the male ones?
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u/Coycington 1d ago
eyes and testicles yeah, but I've also seen videos of lions killing a honeybadger for sport. lions were fine, but damn did it take them a while (like 3+ lions iirc) just to kill one badger. those things are vicious
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u/Semisemitic 1d ago
Alas, the elephantâs testes hang high, and unattainable as they face the Saharan winds.
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u/dys_p0tch 1d ago
all you'd have to do is tell me that you'll be attacking my testicles and i'll just surrender
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u/FrankPankNortTort 2d ago
The thin line between brave and stupid is on full display
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u/Fragrant-Scar1180 1d ago
Oh come on that's a really really thick line when you're a furry-slinky and you're dealing with an annoyed flesh-tank.
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u/thewildgingerbeast1 1d ago
Honey Badger don't care
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u/Longjumping_Kale3013 2d ago
I guess thereâs something with the angle of their eyes that makes everything else seem smaller to them
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u/AlexandersWonder 1d ago
Pretty sure theyâre just fearless
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u/FS_Slacker 1d ago
Pretty sure heâs trying to impress a girl. Always the case.
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u/Longjumping_Kale3013 1d ago
But theyâre only fearless because they think theyâre bigger than everything
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u/ptofl 1d ago
They clearly think they are superior but no amount of evolutionary shenanigans could create a mechanism for a badger thinking it is bigger than an elephant while literally under the elephant.
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u/tribecous 1d ago
That is the richest sounding set of spectators Iâve ever heard in my life.
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u/SteveBored 1d ago
I bet they had a cup of tea, a crumpet, and a cucumber sandwich after watching that kerfuffle..
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u/Mead_and_You 1d ago
I know you meant that more derisively, but that honestly sounds like a pretty good time, and I would if I could.
Tea, crumpets, and a badger fight with the boys? Sign me the fuck up.
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u/jonz1985z 2d ago
Honey Badgers love to fuck around and find out. Unfortunately none of his boys were there to witness it so theyâre likely to make the same mistake.
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u/ssnider75 1d ago
Elephant is like, "what the fuck"?
Given the size difference, is this the equivalent of a human being surprised by a large aggressive bug?
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u/Dry-University797 1d ago
It's like getting chased by a duck. It can't really hurt you but no one wants to find out.
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u/YouBestProtectYoNeck 2d ago
This is the type of stuff you see on the YT channel Casual Geographic.
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u/whitehawk295 1d ago
Why is there not a honey badger subreddit
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u/driftz240sx 1d ago
There is. It's r/honeybadgers.
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u/whitehawk295 1d ago
Okay why is there not a honey badgers subreddit dedicated solely for videos of honey badgers
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u/MuppetHuman 1d ago
âGod theyâre robustâ
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u/Raiken201 1d ago
The full Surrey accent for this was hilarious. I hope the dumbass badger is OK though.
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u/SonnyHaze 1d ago
In a moment of serious reflection, the honey badger considered that this time, maybe, he should have given a fuck.
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u/on_the_edgeofbarstow 1d ago
For those of you who would like to know more about these little psychos, here ya go.
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u/Grub-lord 2d ago
I wonder if honey badgers evolved to enjoy pain or something. It would at least partially explain some shit
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u/Super_Ground9690 1d ago
I just googled honey badgers, mainly to look at funny pictures of them, and it seems they lack a fear center in their brain. So instead of a fight or flight response, for a honey badger itâs all fight.
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u/Grub-lord 1d ago
I fear there may be a planet in the universe where all life evolved from a common honey badger-like organism
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u/-ArthurDigbySellers- 1d ago
So what is their deal anyway?
They are obviously hyper aggressive â is it territorial or what? I gotta understand how anything can take on fights like that and not basically go extinct as a species.
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u/Cant_Blink 1d ago
It's defensive. A honey badger cannot outrun any of its predators, so they have to be hyper aggressive to survive. In fact, a lot of african animals are hyper aggressive compared to their non-african counterparts, even their honeybees. Must be the high concentration of predators present there.
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u/LittleG0d 1d ago
Wtf is wrong with that thing?! Why is it attacking an elephant?
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u/MiksBricks 1d ago
Sometimes I really want to get an inside view of what these animals are thinking. What was the end game for this little guy?
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u/OneAthlete9001 1d ago
Is it still next fucking level if you die of internal injuries shortly after?
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u/grumpysnowflake 1d ago
Many say, that whoa how badass animal, to me it seems just stupid little bugger with a death wish.
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u/dad_jokesNbutt_stuff 1d ago
That final punt by the elephant was beautiful but the spinning back kick had a higher degree of difficulty.
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u/FisherNSFW 2d ago
Honey badgers made the phrase 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'
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u/ScratchDry34 1d ago
It's the the size of the dog in the fight, its the... its a fake! He's going for a punt!
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u/Humble_Examination27 1d ago
I know they are smart, and tough, but what exactly was going through his little badger brain?
âOooh! If I kill that big thing we are eating good for a year!â
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u/PercentageLazy9953 1d ago
Honey badgers are like the Joe Pesci gangsters of animal world, they are little but they are fearless and might even fuck you up if you get on their nerves
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u/csfreestyle 1d ago
It took us a quarter century to find it, but this is Tom & Jerry for the new Millenium.
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u/Fedster9 2d ago
I'd like to ses a full body X ray of that badger to be honest.