![]() ![]() Although primarily carnivores they do eat berries and roots as well. ![]() Wolverines also use their claws to pull apart tree stumps to find insects and grubs. In the summer months they can locate these rodents and dig them out of the ground with their long claws. Wolverines can smell and locate carrion form long distances and in the winter can smell through layers of snow to locate burrowing rodents like voles, gophers and rabbits. ![]() They have an incredible sense of smell and forage around looking for food. Wolverines eat a diet that consists of carrion, voles, gophers, rabbits, and will also feed on rodents. If I had the choice I would choose a fight with a sheep over a bear any day! What do wolverines eat? A wolverine eating carrion In some areas they will attack sheep or small bears. When they hunt they like to hunt on their own, at night and look for smaller animals like rabbits or small rodents. Wolverines often feed on dead animals and scavenge for the carcasses of deer, caribou and elk. What might smell worse than a smelly wolverine? A dead caribou that has been basking in the sun for three days! A dead caribou is certainly not going to be bothered by the smell of a wolverine. Does that mean prey can smell them from a mile away and are able to avoid being dinner? Let’s find out how the wolverine hunts and what they eat! How do wolverines hunt? A wolverine in a tree We all know that skunks are smelly, but did you know wolverines are known to be smelly as well? Their anal glands produce a liquid that they spray on trees to mark their area and to keep other wolverines away. They are a versatile animal, adapting to a wide range of habitats and have a varied diet. The wolverine is larger than a raccoon and can grow to be 20-66 lbs. They look somewhat like a small bear with dark brown fur, long claws and black-brown head. Wolverines are mammals that live in colder regions. ![]() Wolverine Casually Carries Entire Goat Head Past… Wolverines are primarily carnivores that eat insects, deer, and rabbits, but will also eat berries and roots ![]()
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