You would never have imagined that in the African savannah, in addition to the flat-headed honey badger, there is another kind of "goon rogue" little guy.
And you don't look at it as small, even if the black mamba snake with high poison encounters it, there is no way at all, you can only think of running away for your life.
In addition, in addition to the "gangster" behavior of pulling gangs and grabbing land outside the nest, the character of this little guy is also extremely "corrupt", and it is said that defecation will come when it comes.
What's more, when they are "on the big trumpet", they are still very dishonest, and they have to stand upside down! Such a strange animal, how to look at it is not quite right, do not know which is more powerful than the flat head brother.
Speaking of which, did any friend guess who it was?
According to the Daily Mail in February 2017, a safari guide stumbled upon a very large black mamba while exploring Africa's Kruger National Park.
However, when they looked closely, they found that behind the snake, there was a petite little guy, the pygmy badger. It has been speculated that the little pygmy must have chosen to confront the black mamba in order to protect its cave.
However, you know, the black mamba is the longest venomous snake in Africa, and it is also one of the fastest snakes in the world. Therefore, in general, there is no guy who does not open his eyes and dares to easily provoke them.
Seeing such a long black mamba snake, people are naturally very interesting and hide away. However, in the face of such a fierce enemy, this little pygmy badger did not show a hint of timidity. What was even more unexpected was that it actually scared the big snake away!
The safari guide who watched the whole process could not help but praise that in the 14 years of his work, he had never seen anything like this happen, and the little pygmy was so brave!
However, what you may not know is that not being afraid of poisonous snakes is actually just the "basic operation" of the pygmy badger, and in "their own words", this is completely a "basic operation" that cannot be put on the table.
You know, in 2011, someone in Kenya's Masai Mara National Park filmed a small pygmy badger "one against four" amazing scene.
At that time, 4 lions found a pygmy badger drilling into the hole, but the behavior of "rat drilling holes" seems to attract the attention of felines naturally. So, the 4 lions together forced the pygmy out of the cave, and then used the usual trick of the cat family - touching the head to kill.
As a result, after several maneuvers, the pygmy was clearly unhappy: you can hurt my flesh, but you can't insult my dignity!
Thus, a shocking scene appeared, surrounded by heavy weight, the little pygmy did not flinch, but began to "fight back" against these lions!
Because it is difficult to fight with two fists and four hands, the little pygmy does not care who touches it, anyway, the big cat will go up, accompanied by a series of "filthy words", scolding the lion in front of it is repeatedly wrapped up, ashamed and embarrassed.
Finally, in the scolding of the little dwarf, these lions may also be a little embarrassed because of the behavior of "bullying one with four". I had to pretend to let down my guard, take the opportunity to let the little pygmy slip away, and preserve the majesty of my "king of the steppe".
I believe that seeing this, everyone will admire the courage of the pygmy. However, don't think that they are the weaker side. When these little pygmy badgers "cross" up, you will understand how "rogue" they are!
In the African savannah, you can always see red "castles", in fact, these are termite masterpieces. However, when you want to get close to them and say hello to the termite boss, a few big furry heads will suddenly appear, which is frightening.
That's right, the owner of these big heads is none other than the pygmy. Because the nest built by termites is warm in winter and cool in summer, it is very livable, and it has a large hollow, which can hide in it to escape the tracking of predators.
Therefore, when the pygmy found such a "good place", it would immediately call out to its friends and seize the termites' "mansion".
In addition, due to the natural "debauchery and unrestrained love of freedom", the pygmy badgers have no restraint in indulging in personal habits. Open defecation, that is the basic operation, since you want personality, must be different from others, so the pygmy badgers also invented a "handstand on the big" stunt!
Of course, this also has the advantage of making it easier for them to mark. Due to the dwarf height of pygmy badges, if the territorial marking is done low, the odor spread range will be reduced.
So they simply stand upside down, so that they can make the flag high. Only in this way, the pygmy is bound to sprinkle these stinky things on its own body by mistake...
Surprisingly, though, the pygmy members are very united. A study published in the journal eLife showed that if anyone in the pygmy group bullied the weak, then the other members would remember the "attacker" and in daily life, they would behave very perfunctorily if they did not give it a good look, such as when they brushed each other's hair.
Then, for the pygmy badger mentioned today, I believe everyone is more concerned about who will be more powerful between it and the flat-headed brother.
From the perspective of facing poisonous snakes, they are not afraid of either of them, and in their eyes, snakes are almost all "appetizers and spicy strips". But from the perspective of facing lions, both of them have had the experience of "one enemy against four lions".
From this point of view, their individual strength should not be much different. However, on the other hand, the pygmy is a group life, while the flathead brother lives alone.
Therefore, the two have advantages and disadvantages for each other, and even if the pygmy is not experienced in single combat with the flat-headed brother, it is better to have the help of a companion. Therefore, I think that in terms of comprehensive strength, the two are half a pound and three or two.
However, what is unexpected is that such an unruly pygmy is actually more afraid of an animal, that is, the hornbill.
Once a netizen took a very interesting video, a group of pygmy badgers are playing, suddenly a hornbill fell to their side, and then, one of the pygmy badger seemed to want to drive the hornbilly away.
But as soon as he approached, before he could finish speaking, the pygmy badger immediately fell to the ground and began to pretend to be dead. Moreover, seeing that the hornbills did not seem to see it, the pygmy badger was "resurrected" again. Finally, unable to stand the pygmy "novelty" of "touching porcelain", the hornbill hurriedly left.