![BBC One - Super Small Animals, Meet the Super Small Animals - Honey badgers' loose skin enables them to twist around when bitten, and bite back! BBC One - Super Small Animals, Meet the Super Small Animals - Honey badgers' loose skin enables them to twist around when bitten, and bite back!](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/976xn/p05b8q2v.jpg)
BBC One - Super Small Animals, Meet the Super Small Animals - Honey badgers' loose skin enables them to twist around when bitten, and bite back!
![Honey badgers have thicker skin than many mammals in the animal kingdom. Their skin is at least six millimeters thick, which is significantly thicker than that of a buffalo, which is 50 Honey badgers have thicker skin than many mammals in the animal kingdom. Their skin is at least six millimeters thick, which is significantly thicker than that of a buffalo, which is 50](https://external-preview.redd.it/honey-badgers-have-thicker-skin-than-many-mammals-in-the-v0-JFe55cDBpxkHS9gyzL8beFU1Z-4LL4qoeqiuPwgT-1k.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50bfcf7248cfcb51cd02d4ce92eac8fe0d42f731)
Honey badgers have thicker skin than many mammals in the animal kingdom. Their skin is at least six millimeters thick, which is significantly thicker than that of a buffalo, which is 50
![Nat Geo WILD on X: "Honey badger skin is only loosely connected to muscle, making it almost impossible for predators to get a grip. http://t.co/HHxX58cxJK" / X Nat Geo WILD on X: "Honey badger skin is only loosely connected to muscle, making it almost impossible for predators to get a grip. http://t.co/HHxX58cxJK" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLxBGIqXAAAvRwq.jpg)