Honey badgers escape from their enclosure using anything from mud balls to rakes. Record books describe the honey badger as the fearless animal on the planet. They will attack just about anything – from venomous snakes to full-grown lions.A scientist, a beekeeper and a conservationist all have a soft spot for these so called ‘bad boys’ of the animal kingdom, and each of them wants to discover if the honey badger’s bite really is as big as its hype.