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27th January 2019 21:37
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Meet Stoffel - Africa's own Houdini
Daring, resourceful, tenacious, clever - this describes Stoffel the Honey badger. See him in this short video, constantly outwitting Brian Jones, a wildlife conservationist who protects and cares for injured honeybadgers in his park.
I couldn't help but laugh with admiration over Stoffels sheer ingenuity and audacity!
"...then he dug up the rocks, he'd rolled them with his back feet to the wall, and neatly piled them up high enough and then he'd get out.."
Last edited by Constance; 27th January 2019 at 22:21.
Reason: wrong video
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27th January 2019 21:55
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Re: Meet Stoffel - Africa's own Houdini
In Africa, there is an expression, "As tough as a honeybadger".
According to the Guiness book of records, the Honey badger is the worlds most fearless animal.
Interesting snippet; Honey badgers have the ability to sleep off snake bites and still live. Scientists still do not know or understand how or why they are able to survive the most venomous of snake bites. Snakes make up a sizeable portion of a Honey badgers diet.
Here is the longer video version about the lives of Honey badgers. It really is a fascinating watch because there is still relatively little known about them.
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28th January 2019 02:43
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Re: Meet Stoffel - Africa's own Houdini
I have had to live in the city for 10 years now and although I have lived in cities on and off throughout my 54yrs I do desperately miss living in the Australian Outback.
The open, wild, harsh, but amazingly beautiful land captures one’s soul.
I took time out to watch these videos, thoroughly enjoying them as they took me back. Let alone watching the remarkable tenacity of the honey badger. Thank you.
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28th January 2019 15:12
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