Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive

Name: Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive
Director: Simon Trevor
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1995-01-01
Cast: William Hootkins

NR 1995 · 51 min · Documentary

Shows the killer instinct in action in an African honey badger, a savage, relentless predator which will attack any animal, seemingly for pure sport.

Directed by Simon Trevor

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