Badger need no stinking badgers!” In Europe, badgers were traditionally used to predict the length of winter. The badger is the state animal of the US state of Wisconsin and Bucky Badger is the mascot of the athletic teams at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The badger is also the official mascot of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada; The University of Sussex, England; and St Aidan's College at the University of Durham. In 2007, the appearance of honey badgers around the British base at Basra, Iraq, fuelled rumours among the locals that British forces deliberately released "man-eating" and "bear-like" badgers
Honey badger to dig up human corpses in that country. In Kenya, the honey badger is a major reservoir of rabies and suspected to be a significant contributor to the sylvatic cycle of the disease. The 2011 YouTube viral video "Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger" popularized the image of honey badgers as fearless and erratic, including the catchphrase "Honey badger don't care". Spinoffs of the popular video include a book and mobile app. A 2015 Disney Junior series, "The Lion Guard", includes a honey badger. Honey badger is a frequently used nickname for professional athletes, primarily being used for an athlete that is