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S32 Ep12

Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem

Premiere: 2/19/2014 | 00:00:49 | NR

“Honey badger is bad ass.” Those words and corresponding video became a YouTube sensation with 51 million hits. This relentless little creature is renowned for its ability to confront grown lions, castrate charging buffalo, and shrug off the toxic defenses of stinging bees, scorpions, and snakes. Little is known about its behavior in the wild or why it is so aggressive.

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“Honey badger is bad ass.” Those words and corresponding video became a YouTube sensation with 51 million hits. This relentless little creature is one of the most fearless animals in the world, renowned for its ability to confront grown lions, castrate charging buffalo, and shrug off the toxic defenses of stinging bees, scorpions, and snakes. Little is known about its behavior in the wild or why it is so aggressive. Our film will follow three badger specialists in South Africa who take on these masters of mayhem in ways that must be seen to be believed.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

Narrated by
DANIEL STERN

WRITTEN and directed by
STEVE GOODER

photography
ROBIN COX

editor
RUPERT TROSKIE

composer
BROLLYMAN

dubbing Mixer
RICHARD LAMBERT

colorist
CHRIS SHORT

online editors
ADRIAN RIGBY
CHRIS GUNNINGHAM

graphics
ALISON MEALING

assistant producer
WILL BENSON

devised by
PETER COLLINS

production accountant
CHRISTIAN SCOTT

production manager
SARAH WINTER

production coordinator
KATIE PEARSON

SPECIAL THANKS
AFRICA ON FOOT
FRED BENCE
GUY STUBBS
JORRIE JORDAAN
MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
MOHOLOHOLO WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTRE
PAW CONSERVATION TRUST
THABO THOLO WILDERNESS

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AQUAVISION TV PRODUCTIONS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE
NELSON PRODUCTIONS
NATURAL HISTORY MEDIA
T3MEDIA

executive producer for OSF
CAROLINE HAWKINS

For NATURE

series editor
JANET HESS

supervising producer
JANICE YOUNG

senior producer
LAURA METZGER LYNCH

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JAYNE JUN

Legal Counsel
Blanche Robertson

Intern
GLEB MIKHALEV

Web Producer
Tom McNamara

budget controller
Karen Feigenbaum

RE-RECORDING MIXER
ED CAMPBELL

OFFLINE EDITOR
PATRICK KRASS

online editor
PATRICK KRASS
stacey douglass moverley

series producer
BILL MURPHY

executive producer
FRED KAUFMAN

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