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wolverine comparison table
Subject have breeding season live under make nest of be solitary stay with kill by defend food against make sound climb is a kind of have good sense of smell have distribution have scientific name swim weigh eat have length has part have name in French have temperament be active have colour have picture be omnivorous wean by have habitat have poor eyesight scavenge
weasel         carnivore                  
wolverine fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough   wolves, porcupines, humans   weasel northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere IslandGulo gulo     carcajou     boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra  
adult wolverineApril to Septemberfallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree boughgrass and leaves  wolves, porcupines, humanswolf or grizzly bearbark, growl, hiss wolverine northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere IslandGulo gulo 6.6-16.2 kgroots, berries, mice, ground squirrels, birds' eggs, baby birds, fish, beavers, porcupines, moose, caribou, mountain goats, carrion865-1070 mmstout, muscular bodycarcajoupugnacious, curious, bold and strongin the day and at nightglossy dark brown with two pale buff stripes on the shoulders and flanks  boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra carcasses left by wolves and bears
baby wolverine fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough  its mother for its first winterwolves, porcupines, humans   wolverine northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere IslandGulo gulo     carcajou  creamy white with darker paws and face mask at birth 8-9 weeksboreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra  

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