Forget the pandas and penguins, the honey badger doesn’t care about image, and neither do the rest of nature’s misunderstood misfits. Armed with bizarre abilities—from sloth fur that grows algae to aye-aye's bat-like ears—these creatures prove that beauty isn’t required for brilliance. Learn more about the outcasts of the animal kingdom: https://on.natgeo.com/469wH73 #Underdogs, narrated by Ryan Reynolds, is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic

Honey badgers live a life of fearless confrontation. From the very beginning, they endure nature’s harshest lessons, such as painful encounters with scorpions that prepare them for even deadlier threats. Each sting helps build their resistance to venom, strengthening them against more lethal dangers and shaping them into some of the toughest survivors in the wild. Watch The Incredible Honey Badger, Friday 7th November at 8pm, on National Geographic WILD UK | National Geographic UK

And here we have an American Badger, named Billie, in her natural habitat digging and pushing dirt out of her den. 😂 | Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center