Pound for pound, the American Badger is one of the most ferocious predators in the world. | National Geographic TV

The Honey Badger – the true badass of the African bush! Feared and admired in equal measure, these remarkable little carnivores are famed for their toughness and tenacity. As you can see they are armed with long, powerful claws – growing up to 4 cm, as long as a lion’s fang – and are expert diggers and foragers, able to sniff out and unearth an astonishing variety of prey. In a fight, those same claws become formidable weapons, used to slash and fend off much larger opponents. Their diet is as f