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title: "#Super Tough Animals & Superpower Traits (2 Species) | AnimalTracks.wiki"
description: "Dense hides, elastic connective tissues, and rugged physiological tolerances that endure severe physical trauma. Explore all 2 species with this trait in the AnimalTracks wildlife encyclopedia."
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# #Super Tough Animals & Evolutionary Adaptations

> Dense hides, elastic connective tissues, and rugged physiological tolerances that endure severe physical trauma.

- **Trait Category**: Superpowers & Defense
- **Species Count**: 2 Curated Creatures
- **Browse Web**: [View interactive trait gallery](https://animaltracks.wiki/tags/super-tough/)

## Species With #Super Tough

- [Honey Badger](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/honey-badger/) (*Mellivora capensis*)
  - **Superpower**: Venom resistance from a muscle receptor that impedes snake toxin binding, and thick, loose skin that stops a predator getting a firm grip and lets it turn and bite
  - **Danger**: High | **Conservation**: Least Concern
  - **Soundtrack**: X-Ray Spex (Classic Punk & 70s Garage)
- [Tardigrade (Water Bear)](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/tardigrade/) (*Hypsibius exemplaris*)
  - **Superpower**: Dries into a dormant "tun" in which its cells and mitochondria shrink, and answers gamma-ray damage by rapidly switching on many DNA-repair genes.
  - **Danger**: Low | **Conservation**: Not Evaluated
  - **Soundtrack**: Aphex Twin (IDM & Glitch Ambient Synthesis)

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