To ask what is the largest wild animal you could fight off?

Feral cats are really dangerous, my husband was badly injured by one that he tried to help, he needed hospital treatment, and antibiotics. I agree that we need to be wary of all animals, I love them, all of them, but they have hidden strengths, and we humans are puny and fragile in comparison.

There was a similar incident at the harbour in Mousehole many years ago, when two seagulls worked in tandem to relieve my then toddler child of her pasty. One was trying to distract me while the other sidled up to her and tried to nab it. I wouldn't have believed they were that clever/devious if I hadn't seen it myself.we had no choice but to leave because they were utterly ruthless and relentless.

We had ducks when I was a small child, and ducklings. Trying to catch ducklings when they escape is no mean feat. So I wouldn’t be too sure about that. 🤣

I suppose cats might be ok seeing as I have my own. However, although I can handle my pet cats, I wouldn’t tackle an aggressive feral cat.

So in short, really any animal with teeth, claws, beaks or webbed feet should be treated with caution!

Edited; for grammatical errors.

Badgers have serious teeth and strong jaws.

Why did they take away the laugh emoji!?? Why? WHY???!?

I once faced off against a swan. It was trying to steal my chips. Do not. Try. To steal. My chips.

Ever.

Also had some sheep once trying to steal sandwiches at the top of Mam Tor. What is the world coming to?

A raccoon at a push.

I’ve had to fight off male ape humans in the past.

A lot depends on how much the animal wants to fight. Against opportunists, looking and sounding fierce is enough to make most animals look somewhere else. My kids are probably bored of hearing me tell the story of a scrap of a kitten that scared a full grown Alsatian - admittedly the dog was just curious, looking for a friend not a fight! But humans are weak compared to many other animals and wouldn’t stand a chance against an equivalent-weight determined attacker. It’s odd how our males still prioritise strength when it’s very clear that it’s intelligence, cooperation and passing knowledge down that has governed our survival.

A tortoise would be easy. Hedgehog too. They both cower into easily removable objects.

I've had to manhandle sheep in the past, I know I could easily take an angry one of them. Got to keep your eyes out for the ram sneaking up on you like a brutal cloud though. You'd need to be nimble and get in and out with a bit of the old one-two with him.

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I know my limits.

For the polar bear person

I successfully defended myself against a couple of goats in the past as a younger woman, (not both at the same time) , I don't ever want to have to do that again. I've also taken quite a few chickens to the face, and there was a very unpleasant experience with a cockerel. Not really wild animals, but quite formidable, I think my limit now would be a duck, I would try to defuse the situation first by appealing to the ducks better nature, before escalating to actual physical force.

Oh but those babies always have a parent around waiting to charge. A frog is a safer option maybe even a toad.

AHAHHAHAHAA YES BEAUTIFUL. 😘

True!

probably not a smaller tiger.

😂😂😂😂

Hard to get any force to an underwater punch, surely? And underwater is where they are.

I love the way people have thought about their technique 😂

An emperor penguin. I’ll wrap my arms round it from behind trapping its flappers until it submits.

@user90756423298 I stand corrected. I've heard people say that badgers are so tough they can withstand the impact of a car, which is obviously nonsense. The post I quoted seemed to be saying similar, but perhaps I misread it.

Still, if I did hit a badger, I'd be much more worried about them than my car!

Always worth reporting any you hit to The Badger Trust, or even better your local group so they can get a picture of accident hotspots / rescue orphaned cubs / help the badger if it does happen to still be alive.

Capybaras are solid and calm but yes big. If you were armed with lettuce and cucumber they will be easy prey 😂 I don't think they are aggressive at all!

I second the duckling. Just hatched and finding its cute little feet.

I like the advert with the badger sitting on the sofa hogging the crisps.think it's for car insurance snarling snappy thing.

Badgers are viscious and bigger than you think , if you ever see one, leave it be. They have massive long claws and huge teeth, I would not fancy my chances.

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I'll kick the fuck outta that skeleton.

I don’t think size is the most importantly metric. I think I could take a medium-sized dog, but would stand no chance against a boar. I could potentially outsmart a cow, but probably not a smaller tiger.