The South Africans have a saying, “so taai soos a ratel,” meaning, “as tough as a Honey Badger” and as it’s described as the “most fearless animal in the world” by the Guinness Book of Records (2002 edition) it seems like this is a pretty tough character. It will attack any animal, no matter how big or dangerous its adversary. There appears to be no natural predators on adult ratels,
