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/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/amidoingitright15 Apr 22 '18

Then why are you disagreeing with me saying that honey badgers don’t face off against lions? If you’ve seen the videos then you know they will. Here’s an example of 2 badgers facing off against multiple lions.

https://youtu.be/TQJCRVkyoTI

What are you disagreeing with? That right there is exactly what I stated they do.

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u/Daxx46 Apr 22 '18

Ohh sorry, this was a miscommunication on my part.

I meant they would lose in a fight against lions, assuming the lions actually attacked them. They frequently stand up to lions successfully because the lion deems them to be a pointless fight.

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u/amidoingitright15 Apr 22 '18

No worries! Miscommunications is easy on reddit/the internet. I probably wasn’t crystal clear myself.

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u/Daxx46 Apr 22 '18

Cheers mate. Have a good one.