Wolverine
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Adopt-a-Wolverine
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Loping gait
Though their locomotion may make them appear clumsy, these animals are agile and fierce predators.
Luxurious fur
Like their weasel-family relatives the mink and otter, wolverines have a dense coat.
Habitat/Range
Forests, tundra, and plains of North America and Northern Europe extending to Siberia
Wild Diet
Carrion (dead animals), Eggs, Berries, Lemmings, Hares, Deer, and Wild Sheep
Predators
Humans
Reproduction
At birth the helpless young wolverines weigh only 3-1/2 ounces. The 2 to 5 kits remain with the mother for up to 2 years.
Conservation
THREATENED
Threatened due to habitat destruction and trapping.
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