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

AHAHHAHAHAA YES BEAUTIFUL. 😘

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

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.

For the polar bear person

A tick.
I know my limits.

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.

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 raccoon at a push.

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?

Badgers have serious teeth and strong jaws.

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.

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.

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.

I’ve noticed seagulls on the east coast of England are vicious too. The ones on the north west coast aren’t so bad for some reason. That said, there’s more big ones lately, I did see one of them chasing oystercatchers around. A new gang muscling in usually means trouble!

What I need to know about seagulls is whether I’m allowed to carry cricket bats in public yet?? Look I’m a little female, no trouble, I can be trusted with a cricket bat…

If I was being optimistic, maybe a goose. Possibly not a Canada Murder Goose, but an English one. I don't expect to come out of it unscathed, but I reckon I could win.
I did toy with the idea of a badger, but they are angry, furry, paving slabs, with a low centre of gravity, muscular, and with a nasty bite, so I don't fancy my chances.

I live in a town with a very high population of urban seagulls (black backed and herring gulls - the big ones), if anyone was mad enough to walk down the street eating something they'd be mobbed immediately.

They also walk in and out of the shops, and steal things. I once saw one coming out of a shop carrying a ball of wool in its beak, presumably it was going to knit itself a jumper.

Right now? A fu**ing Budgie is all I could defend myself from, and not very well, I'd definitely sustain a few injuries first ! 😬

@faithfultoGeorgeMichael Definitely mini JCBs!!

I'm not sure why your dad's badger didn't just leg it after they'd been release, but I think I'd put that more in the category of "frightened and defensive" rather than going on the attack. Maybe being a bit dim and not fully realising they'd been freed😆

'Like a flight sock' oh good god 🤣🤣🤣

But think of the bear hugs they could give too 🥰

Stoat

Llamas are bloody massive and scary! I did an alpaca petting thing once and they had llamas too. Huge things! 😱

I don’t think a polar bear hug would be very survivable!
That’s the sort of animal that could kill a human without even trying!

Incidentally, when I asked DH this thread’s question, he also said polar bear. After I suggested that maybe he wasn’t thinking this through, he changed his mind to a walrus, which doesn’t sound much better. Although I guess it might be easier to run away from a walrus??

On a school trip to Barry Island beach, my youngest had to hide under a towel to eat her cheese sandwiches as the gulls were so relentless!!

Are we allowed cartoon animals ?
I think i could beat Wili E Coyote all the traps he sets for road runner backfire so id just stand there and laugh at him