Reports
Sunnylea Junior School
The Wolverine
| This report is on the wolverine. The scientific name
is gulogulo. The wolverine is a mammal. The wolverine is endangered and vulnerable. In
this report there is appearance, habitat, food, threats, interesting facts. Someone should
read this report because it will give information about the wolverine. The wolverine is not very large. The adult weights 15-25 kilograms. The adult wolverine is about 1 meter long. The wolverine has five powerful claws on each paw. The claws are retractable. Its fur is cream coloured at birth. The wolverine has a loping gait, broad head, small round ears, and small beady eyes. The wolverine can be found in both eastern and western Canada. The wolverine mostly lives in woods or barren grounds but it also lives in the Arctic and Rocky mountains. The wolverine does eat different kinds of food. The wolverine is a carnivore. The wolverine has an acute sense of smell. It hunts at night. The wolverine can eat beef, pork, venison, salt grease, and bacon. It can also eat bones and frozen meat. The wolverine has many threats. Wolverines can die from hunters and natural causes. The wolverine has many interesting facts. The last wolverine was seen in Quebec in 1982. The western population was designated vulnerable in 1989. The eastern population was designated endangered in 1989. By Evert
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Copyright 1997, 2000 - Joan Goble and René de Vries
