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adult wolverine comparison table
Subject weigh scavenge have breeding season defend food against have gestation period have average number of babies have length suckle attack breed has part make nest of eat give birth in be active have colour have temperament is a kind of make sound lick give birth to have
wolverine                 weasel    
adult wolverine6.6-16.2 kgcarcasses left by wolves and bearsApril to Septemberwolf or grizzly bear  865-1070 mm   stout, muscular bodygrass and leavesroots, berries, mice, ground squirrels, birds' eggs, baby birds, fish, beavers, porcupines, moose, caribou, mountain goats, carrion in the day and at nightglossy dark brown with two pale buff stripes on the shoulders and flankspugnacious, curious, bold and strongwolverinebark, growl, hiss   
adult female wolverine6.6-14.8 kgcarcasses left by wolves and bearsApril to Septemberwolf or grizzly bear7-8 months2-5865-932 mmbabiesintruders to her nest when her babies are youngwhen she is 2 years old grass and leavesroots, berries, mice, ground squirrels, birds' eggs, baby birds, fish, beavers, porcupines, moose, caribou, mountain goats, carrionMarch and Aprilin the day and at nightglossy dark brown with two pale buff stripes on the shoulders and flankspugnacious, curious, bold and strongfemale mammalbark, growl, hissher babies' tummies after feeding to aid digestionlive babiesone breeding period per year
adult male wolverine11.3-16.2 kgcarcasses left by wolves and bearsApril to Septemberwolf or grizzly bear  940-1070 mm    grass and leavesroots, berries, mice, ground squirrels, birds' eggs, baby birds, fish, beavers, porcupines, moose, caribou, mountain goats, carrion in the day and at nightglossy dark brown with two pale buff stripes on the shoulders and flankspugnacious, curious, bold and strongmale mammalbark, growl, hiss   

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