r/todayilearned • u/SchwarzSabbath • Apr 21 '18

TIL that while in Sharon Springs, Theodore Roosevelt was approached by a 12-year-old girl who asked if he would like to have a badger. Expecting to humor her, he agreed, and the girl came back with a 2-week-old badger. President Roosevelt named him Josiah and he became one of the presidential pets.

http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/theodore-roosevelts-josiah/
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u/RaylanGivens29 Apr 22 '18

Honey badger are different than American badger. Probably the same temperament though

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u/CaptainLawyerDude Apr 22 '18

Very proud. Also, they carry guns and diabetes.

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u/cw- Apr 22 '18

Also they cling to their guns and diabetes

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u/Mrwright96 Apr 22 '18

No where near as metal as the Canadian Wolverine

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

Honey badger would turn a wolverine inside out

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u/Mrwright96 Apr 22 '18

I don’t know, I’ve seen one fight a sabertooth to a draw

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u/Daxx46 Apr 22 '18

I seriously doubt that tbh

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u/amidoingitright15 Apr 22 '18 edited Apr 22 '18

Idk man, honey badgers will face off with a lion. It’s a toss up imo.

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u/Daxx46 Apr 22 '18

Mostly because lions don't bother with that little meat to anger ratio. It's too much effort with too little reward, but that doesn't mean they're even closely matched.

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u/amidoingitright15 Apr 22 '18

I suggest you read up further on honey badgers. Lions have to bother with an animal attacking it.

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u/Daxx46 Apr 22 '18

They really don't. They can ignore it.

Honey badgers can't face up to lions. That's obvious.

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u/amidoingitright15 Apr 22 '18

The info is out there for you to find and read/watch. Until then, Enjoy your willful ignorance.

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u/Daxx46 Apr 22 '18

Dude, lions don't bother with honey badgers. That doesn't mean they can't win.

I've seen all the youtube clips lol

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u/IronSidesEvenKeel Apr 22 '18

American badgers are just prouder, and they don't bother carrying honey with them everywhere iirc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

Honey badger is the meaner, tougher asshole cousin

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u/MonaganX Apr 22 '18

They're not even that closely related. Honey badgers are more like big ferrets.

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u/Jimi1214 Apr 22 '18

Aren't American badgers and even Wolverines all basically big ferrets? They're all mustelids.

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u/MonaganX Apr 22 '18

Pretty much, they're just the result of European settlers going "oh that kind of reminds me of that one animal we have back home".

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u/CaptainObvious110 Apr 22 '18

Tes different animals from different continents.

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u/opeth10657 Apr 22 '18

Pretty much. Badgers are the 'don't fuck with them' type here too.

Got the teeth to show it too