honey badger
, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
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, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
Not only is the honey badger fond of hunting and eating venomous snakes and stealing honey from angry bees, it is also disregarding of animals many times its own size. Lions and leopards have been known to kill and eat honey badgers, but…
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(figurative, slang) A person who displays indifference or disregard for others' opinions.
There are in fact records of Honey badgers being stung to death in their quest for this much-relished source of food. Reptiles are also a major food source. Venomous snakes are neither ignored nor respected by the honey badger.
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