Nature: Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem

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Highly amusing documentary about the wily, intelligent, and intimidating honey badger. This critter is fearless, it seems. It bosses every creature unfortunate enough to encounter it, and can outwit nearly every trap or confined zone. My grandsons, aged 6 and 8, could not believe what this “souped-up weasel” can accomplish. Watch this and be amazed! Terrific film for middle grade and up classrooms, and I speak from experience. Can spark some questions and conversation.

One of the best wildlife documentaries I've ever watched. We've watched this one several times now, and it's always just as good as the first time.

Never had any dull moments with an animal with the size of a cat. The night scene dominates this documentary.

This is a very interesting video about an animal I knew nothing about. I now have a high regard for this little guy. Very enjoyable video.

Stoffel steals the show. Wreaks havoc with the other wildlife at the sanctuary which is not pleasant but keep in mind he is wild. And apparently a problem solver. Also, very nice footage with other badgers. Highly recommend.

This documentary could speak to people for two reasons. First, those who root for David over Goliath will like this. The badger is shown chasing and scaring giraffes, lions, and rhinos. They can take on lions, aka “the kings of beasts.” Second, the badgers seem smart. They are like dolphins and octopuses. Many people like seeing that video of a squirrel going through a 10-phase obstacle course just to get to some nuts. Here we see a badger in a walled-off encampment using branches, bricks, and rocks to set themselves free. Further, a beekeeper tries all kinds of things to keep a badger from destroying his hives and nothing works. People who enjoyed the doc “Raccoon Nation” will also like this. Like the raccoons, this doc shows badgers being able to enter houses, open refrigerators and wreak domestic havoc. The doc notes that the badger has the same colors as a skunk and can also produce a powerful stink. However, I was surprised that Tasmanian devils were never brought up because these badgers seemed equally pugnacious. I was fascinated by the coupling seen here. The work repeats more than once that if you see two badgers, it is more likely to be a mother and son, rather than a heterosexual pair. The work never explains if badgers tend to have singletons or multiple births. It seems that they raise their young for a long time. It actually reminded me of how guinea pigs gestate their young much longer than other rodents and thus their young come out with hair and seem more developed. You see an adult male approach a mother and son and start getting busy with the mother. If you’re a human male that would never want to see your mother getting busy with a man, this may be an awkward clip to watch. However, the work does say this is the act that informs the son it’s time to head out on its own. In fact, the son and the new male that just got busy seem to pair up to fight some larger felines. Here’s the shocking thing. I support biodiversity as much as the next wannabe environmentalist, don’t get me wrong. However, it seemed like the badger would be a pest. It would seem to me that farmers could rightfully say, “I can’t have an animal around that I can’t keep in a cage, who ruins beehives, and attacks other species.” Being a pest is why farmers killed off passenger pigeons and Tasmanian dogs. I wouldn’t want that to happen to badgers, but the work never explains how this creature can survive without farmers knocking them off.

Mesmerizing presentation on this very unique and little known animal.

THE DVD QUALITY WAS GOOD. RARE DVD. AND FAST DELIVERY AFTER ORDER. THANKS.

It was in the wrong format

A nature DVD arrived in a timely manner great value.