British blamed for Basra badgers

BBC ^ | 12 July, 2007

[ScaniaBoy]

THE HONEY BADGER, also known as a ratel, is a large, sharp-clawed mammal. At around 100cm (39in) long it is slightly bigger than its British woodland cousin. Capable of taking on a cobra, the animal weighs up to 14kg (30lb). Its Latin name is melivora capensis, and it is indigenous to Africa and the Middle East.

[jeddavis]

I HAVE read in other places that these will attack humans, and that they do not need to be cornered to do it.

[PeterFinn]

Man-eating badgers. I’m sure someone in Langley is giving this some consideration right now.

[ikka]

“As swift as a deer with the head of a monkey” ... the West is about 500 years or so ahead of Islamic “civilization”.

[Jeff Chandler]

Not more badgers?!!!!

[dighton]

Word spread among the populace that UK troops had introduced strange man-eating, bear-like beasts into the area to sow panic.

The notorious ManBearSow.

[SolidWood]

Never underestimate oriental superstition and conspiracy thinking. The more absurd the theory the more will believe it.
Seems to be a liberal trait aswell.

[Izzy Dunne]

Badgers? We don't need no steenkin' badgers!

[Jeff Chandler]

“As swift as a deer with the head of a monkey”

Let's turn this into a reverse caption thread.

[MrEdd]

[Tribune7]

The (honey badger)l is among the fiercest hunters of the desert, with prey including earthworms, termites, scorpions, porcupines, hares, and even larger prey such as tortoises, crocodiles up to one metre in size, and snakes (including pythons and venomous species).[1] Its ferocious reputation extends to attacks on animals much larger than itself. Several African tribes report that the honey badger attacks the scrotum of larger mammals if provoked and has even castrated humans.[citation needed]

[agere_contra]

We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area.

Yeah right. The British Tank-Badger has been used in low-level urban conflicts ever since Suez.

[ScaniaBoy]

Not more badgers?!!!!

Have I missed a previous thread???

I was so certain this was absolutely unique.....

:-)

[reagan_fanatic]

the West is about 500 years or so ahead of Islamic “civilization”.

You're being too generous. I would have said a thousand.

[mad puppy]

Badgers??! We don’t need no stinking badgers!

Badgers are about the only animal a grizzly bear will run FROM. Freak’n mean spirited, foul tempered, all teeth and attitude.

Was Hillary visiting or something?

[ScaniaBoy]

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

Remind me never to provoke a honey badger...

[Disambiguator]

I just flushed a badger while riding my bike in a nearby neighborhood here in Boise. This was on Sunday.

It ran away from me as fast as it could, so I was in no danger of having the flesh rended from my bare legs by tooth and claw.

The line of houses it ran between back up to a field that is near the NY Canal, so I assume they live back there.

It sounds like the residents of this area could be in mortal danger!

[Paladin2]

We should be releasing wild boars from TX in Iran.

[OB1kNOb]

"Get in ma' belly!" - Fat Badger

[Tzimisce]

"Perhaps we could build a great wooden badger..."