WOLVERINES By Blake. Wolverines may look cute, but they may be up to 31-44 inches long. Wolverines...

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WOLVERINES

By Blake

Wolverines may look

cute, but they may be up

to 31-44 inches long.

Wolverines can weigh

55 pounds.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Wolverines can live up

to 10 – 12 years.

LIFESPAN

Wolverines are

carnivores.

Wolverines eat

caribou, moose, ground

squirrels, and rabbits.

EATING HABITS

There are fewer than

500 in 48 states.

There are only 32 in

the US.

POPULATION

Wolverines live in

mountains from Idaho to

Washington.

HABITAT/ RANGE

The wolverine’s eyes

help it see its prey.

The wolverine’s claws

help it defend itself.

The wolverine’s teeth

help it bite its food.

ADAPTIONS

The wolverine’s fur is

thick and oily and keeps

out water.

FUN FACTS

Wolverines are

endangered because of

habitat loss.

ENDANGERED

Defenders of the Wild.

2012.

www.defenders.org

REFERENCE