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The name of this amazing, almost fantastic, in its own way Kunih family predator is translated from Latin as a “glutton”, and for good reason: its extraction is sometimes several times It exceeds the size of the wolverine itself.
This animal is not aware of the feeling of fear, it drowns constant hunger. Wolverine is omnivorous: most often it eats leftovers wolf and bear meal, catches black grouse and grouse, white hare and mouse-like rodents, but can also attack moose, deer, mountain ram, roe deer, musk deer. At the same time, her victims are typically calves, weakened, sick or injured animals. Them the hardy wolverine runs and takes what is called starving, because it does not run fast, but practically does not get tired when this (sometimes chasing his victim for hours). Maybe with the need to recapture prey from lynxes and wolves.
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By the way, there are cases when large wolverines attacked and lone wolves themselves. Often they ruin the hunting huts and stole prey from traps. True, only humans can attack in the event that they are cornered. In general, wolverines shun people (apparently, possessing also a considerable estimate, not only courage and bloodthirsty), therefore, a meeting with this animal is rare an accident for a person.
In the summer, tireless gluttons eat bird eggs and wasp larvae, honey and berries. Prey on birds nesting on the ground, catch spawning fish or pick up snula (in winter – they hunt in the wormwood).
Wolverine lives in the dense taiga forests of Russia. Thick skin and dense fur that never sticks together protects it from severe frosts, wide paws do not fall deep into the snow.
Wolverines spend most of their lives alone and with this actively protect the borders of their own land from individuals same gender. They make a den in the rock crevices, under the roots twisted trees and in other secluded places; go out for feeding at dusk.
In search of food, Wolverine constantly roams its hunting territory, the total area of which can reach one and a half, or even two thousand square kilometers. In the trees, these animals climb no worse than moving on the ground. They have keen eyesight and hearing, excellent instinct. Wolverine’s voice resembles a fox yapping.
Not exceeding the size of an ordinary dog, this beast is different startling fearlessness and bloodthirstiness: even a bear tries when meeting, bypass the wolverine …
Russian Wolverine is very similar to the same fearless honey badger, with the only difference being that she lives in the taiga, and therefore can drive away even a bear or a wolf from its prey, and, for example, the African honey badger is not afraid to fight several lions. it they are not only related, but also brings together in determining the most fantastic animals of our planet …
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