Honey Badgers are tough
Honey badgers have a reputation for being brave and tough. As they move around every day in search of food, they usually stay to themselves. A male honey badger will physically protect his mate if he thinks she is in danger. Honey badgers use urine and excrement to designate their burrows as places where others are not welcome. When one guy tries to take over another male's burrow, things may get extremely nasty. The two will participate in a dance of power to decide who remains and who departs.
Besides, Honey Badgers have jaws that are exceptionally strong in addition to having keen teeth. This is advantageous since the Honey Badger eats the bones together with the flesh of its victim. The jaws are even strong enough to easily consume a turtle, complete with a shell. The Honey Badger is not only naturally hardy but also very smart. Even employing tools to catch prey has been seen. Additionally, they are shrewd enough to locate beehives where they may consume the larvae and honey by following Honeyguide birds.
There are a few characteristics that make honey badger tough. Due to their robust build, honey badgers can readily flee from a predator or defend themselves. They have very strong, rubbery skin that is roughly 1/4 inches thick and almost impenetrable to spears and arrows prepared using conventional techniques. Furthermore, its skin is resilient enough to withstand a full hit from a sharp machete without necessarily being completely severed. Practically speaking, this skin helps shield the Honey Badger from predators' fangs. Additionally, the honey badger possesses a resilience that enables them to swiftly recover from the venom should something get through their loose, rubbery skin, such as a bee sting or a snake bite.
The Honey Badger's skin is exceptionally robust, thick, and rather loose, giving it a lot of room to move around inside the skin. This helps it especially when it is being attacked by larger predators and is caught in the mouth of the predator. It may then wiggle around in its skin and get its large claws and mouth with sharp teeth in such a position to hurt the predator that is holding it. The creature's face and eyes may be mercilessly attacked by the Honey Badger as it just wriggles about. It's interesting to note that the Honey Badger also possesses a reversible anal pouch with a powerful, suffocating stench. The employment of this stink as an additional line of protection against powerful predators like lions has been reported.
