| 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 | |
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