Honey Badger: The Witty Little Creature | Ultimate Honey Badger | 30th June | 9 PM | Nat Geo Wild

This is an animal with a reputation. The snake-eating, jackal-chasing, bad news honey badger. Legend of the African Savannah and the Internet. This rare footage captures remarkable behavior that made the honey badger famous. A male honey badger hunts a puff adder, a deadly snake capable of killing a human. The badger's hungry enough to risk the threat of a deadly bite. He strikes a blow with his teeth and kills the snake. In their first two years of life, honey badgers learn the code of defense. Don't back down or you're dead. This family runs right into a lion's trap. The littlest one falls behind, an easy target for the lioness. The badger's early training kicks in. This is their signature move, the backwards attack. It's a David and Goliath kind of strategy. The little guy surprises the giant. But this badger isn't going to slay a lion. He just buys time for a quick escape. Most animals see a pack of wild dogs and run the other way. That's not honey badger's style. He lunges towards these predators twice his size. Offense is the best defense. Honey badgers tend to forage and hunt solo. Short, thick legs and muscular shoulders give the honey badger the appearance of a mean, low-riding machine. Shape-shifting creatures that fit through a huge variety of holes and nooks. This male approaches a beehive. Bees sting to defend the hive, and most animals know it. So does the badger. But does he care? He wants his honeybee larvae. After all, he's a honey badger. He's stung over and over. How does he stand it? Skin so thick, it's like military armor. And he's got window-like flaps over his ears that close during an attack.