Facts about Wolverines
Wolverines are large, stocky animals that look
like small bears, but they are the largest members of the weasel family. These tough animals are solitary, and like to roam long distances.Individual wolverines have been known to travel 15 miles (24 kilometers) in a single day in search of food.
Because of they require lots of open space, wolverines frequent remote boreal forests, taiga, and tundra in the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and North America.
In the summer months, wolverines eat many plants and berries, but this does not make up a major part of their diet—they are fierce predators with a taste for meat. Wolverines easily catch smaller prey, such as rabbits and rodents, but may even attack large animals many times their size, such as caribou and, on occasion, lynx, if the prey appears to be weak or injured.
Their feet are wide and furred, webbed, and front feet have long, strong claws, which help them climb. They often follow wolves to scavenge the remains of their prey. Wolves sometimes attack and kill the interlopers.
Wolverines also feed on carrion—the corpses of larger mammals, such as elk, deer, and caribou. During winter, these dead animals can sustain them when other prey is scarce. They have also been known to dig into burrows and eat hibernating mammals!
Males mark their territories with their scent, but they allow several female wolverines to live there. Females den in the snow to give birth to two or three young each late winter or early spring. Young wolverines, called kits, sometimes live with their mother until they are two years old.
Wolverines' thick fur is brown with two yellowish stripes on back. Trappers hunted wolverines for their fur in North America. In the past, their fur was used to line parkas, but this is less common today and the animals are protected in many areas. Fast FactsThe scientific name for the wolverine is Gulo gulo.Wolverines are mammals.They are omnivores but are strong predators and eat lots of meat.Wolverines will live 7 to 12 years in the wild.
Their head and body measure about 26 to 34 inches (66 to 86 centimeters) and their tails are usually 7 to 10 inches (18 to 25 centimeters) in length.They can weigh from 24 to 40 pounds (11 to 18 kilograms).
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1. One interesting fact you learned about the wolverine?
2. How is the wolverine different from other animals we know?
3. What book, story, or movie does this article remind you of?
4. What did you already know that helped you understand his article?
I know an interesting fact about wolverines that they are very fast and they could run faster then a horse. It is different from other animals because it has sharper teeth then a tiger. It reminds me of the movie wolverine. It looks like a bear.
ReplyDeleteBy: Joe
Wolvirenes eat many plants and berries in the summer. They are different from most animals because they are stocky animals and look like small bears. This articale reminds me of a show I saw it was about wolverines. What helped me understand his articale was that it was all about wolviernes. By Arnav
ReplyDeleteOne interesting fast I learned about Wolverine is it has big teeth and long claw. It is different from other animals we know because small and scary and funny and silly. It reminds me of the movie Brother Bear. One thing that helped me is that I knew it was some type of Beaver.
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1. One interesting fact that I learned was that wolverines have sharp claws, and teeth.
ReplyDelete2. Wolverines are different from other animals we know because in my pinion, I think they’re scary!
3. This article reminds me of the book my brother got called: The Most Coolest Animal!
4. What I already knew that helped me understand this article was that book, The Most Coolest Animals!
By: Sarah L.
One interesting fact I learned about wolverines was its size because it looks very scary. A wolverine is different from other animals because not a lot of animals look like small bears. This article reminds me of the new movie wolverine. The thing that helped me understand this article is that I already knew about wolverines and the other thing that helped me understand the article was the fun facts because they told you a lot of really cool interesting facts about wolverines also the pictures helped me understand this article about wolverines.
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