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Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
Wolverine photographed at the Järvzoo, near Järvsö, Sweden Photograph by Carsten Drossel. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Wolverine photographed at the Järvzoo, near Järvsö, Sweden Photograph by Carsten Drossel. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Wolverine photographed at Red River Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba Photograph by Josh More. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
WOLVERINE FACTS
DescriptionThe Wolverine looks like a large marten. It is heavily built with strong legs, large head, small rounded ears and short tail. Wolverines have long blackish brown fur with a light brown band down each side of body from shoulder to base of tail. Wolverines are very powerful for their size and can bring down large prey such as deer. Size Head and body length: 65-105 cm. Tail length: 17-26 cm. Females are smaller than males. Environment forests, mountains or open plains and brushlands. Food Can bring down large prey such as reindeer, wild sheep, and elk. Also eats birds, eggs. It can move rapidly when attacking prey reaching over 45km/hr. Breeding The female builds a den in the snow where she gives birth and nurses the young. One to six yound are born between January and April. The young are weaned after 8-10 weeks, and reach adult size after one year. Range northern Europe and Siberia through northern North America. Wolverines have disappeared over most of southeastern and south-central Canada. In Europe, they can only be found now in parts of Scandinavia and northern Russia. Conservation Status The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "vulnerable". Classification
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