What's fiercer than a lion but smaller than a beagle? The honey badger,one of the toughest mammals in Africa and western Asia. Honey badgers stand less than a foot high. They are only a couple feet long. They weigh just over 20 pounds. Yet they have a reputation for toughness that is far greater than their size. Some honey badger will chase away lions and take their kills. I guess that goes to show you that size isn't the only thing that matters in a fight.