Showing posts with label weasel family. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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