adult female wolverine | attacks intruders to her nest when her babies are young | |
can breed when she is 2 years old | |
gives birth in March and April | |
has one breeding period per year | |
has average number of babies 2-5 | |
has gestation period 7-8 months | |
has length 865-932 mm | |
is a kind of adult wolverine | |
is a kind of female mammal | |
licks her babies' tummies after feeding to aid digestion | |
weighs 6.6-14.8 kg | |
adult wolverine | can climb | |
can swim | |
defends food against wolf or grizzly bear | |
eats roots, berries, mice, ground squirrels, birds' eggs, baby birds, fish, beavers, porcupines, moose, caribou, mountain goats, carrion | |
has breeding season April to September | |
has colour glossy dark brown with two pale buff stripes on the shoulders and flanks | |
has good sense of smell | |
has poor eyesight | |
has temperament pugnacious, curious, bold and strong | |
is active in the day and at night | |
is omnivorous | |
is solitary | |
makes nest of grass and leaves | |
makes sound bark, growl, hiss | |
scavenges carcasses left by wolves and bears | |
female mammal | gives birth to live babies | |
suckles babies | |
wolverine | can be killed by wolves, porcupines, humans | |
has distribution northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere Island | |
has habitat boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra | |
has name in French carcajou | |
has picture | |
has scientific name Gulo gulo | |
lives under fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |