Panter
Just call me Chris...
- Location
- Sittingbourne, Kent
I didn't, until happening across a large, surprised then extremely angry Badger on the MTB last night!
Did you know that Badgers growl & snarl?
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Be thankful it wasn't a honey badger. It would have eaten you and the bike and used the spokes as toothpicks.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I didn't either but that's because I knew they were vicious, bad tempered little b******ds and so I'd never got close enough to be able to hear one. 
Looks a bit like the tazmanian devil!
XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
From what I've been told about badgers, I would ride in the opposite direction faster than Lance Armstrong if I came across an angry one! The last time I was inspired to ride like the clappers on pure adrenaline was when I entered a field, and saw a bull and a cow ... the train of thought went something like, "Oh! Pretty cows!... Hang on ... That ain't no cow ... That non-cow is walking towards me ... That non-cow has f@@@ing huge horns and must weight half a tonne at least ... That non-cow with the f@@@ing huge horns and weighs half a ton at least is running towards me ... OH SH##!!!!!"
Seeing as you live in "'aamshur (get orf moi laand!)", you must know perfectly well that even cows can do the aggro bit, especially in a suckler herd with calves, and especially if there's a dog about. Actually, this leads to another explanation of your avatar - was it taken at the instant of 'contact' with said 'cow'?
I encountered a badger on a cycle path a few weeks ago (don't know what possessed it to come out of hibernation) but it certainly wasn't aggressive; it saw me and trotted off away from me. Something must be badly wrong if a badger - or indeed any wild animal - chooses to attack.
XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
My avatar explains a lot of things ...
In that particular instance, it was most definitely a bull, given as it had no lady-bits.
I am surprised that a Badger would be aggressive, I thought they were always very shy creatures.
In that particular instance, it was most definitely a bull, given as it had no lady-bits.
I am surprised that a Badger would be aggressive, I thought they were always very shy creatures.
Oh, I do believe you.
And I'm sure that you can tell the difference between a cow's lady-bits and a bull's bloke-bits. Sometimes I suspect that some townies get the two mixed up. Could lead to an - interesting - situation at milking-time...
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Badgers tend to be shy in that they will avoid contact with humans, however once they are in contact eg the OPs situation, the little gits need very little encouragement to turn from a cute, shy, black and white ball of fluff into around 20lbs of extremely agressive teeth and claws. Horrible things.
Bromptonaut
Rohan Man
- Location
- Bugbrooke UK
Although short of leg they've the bulk of a medium sized dog and are of the same species group as weasels, stoats and otters. I've read more than one story of folks who've hit one in a car, gone back to help and been badly bitten.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Even rabbits !!!!
..seriously As a youngster i used to fish the Trent and had to walk up a hill which levelled off instantly at the top. I came traipsing up said hill, got to the top and blow me, there's a wild rabbit sat just on top, back to me, nibbling at the grass, blissfully unaware i was there maybe 3 ft away.
I stood there watching it, moved so slowly forward....and grabbed it.
What i didnt wxpect was the grunting, snarling, twisting and shaking monster the rabbit became
It sounded like my dog FFS It was one of those moments when you stand there, arms outstretched, holding onto this rabid animal thinking....ooer.
