Wolverine
largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae
The wolverine (Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself.
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Quotes
edit- I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine.
- Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart (1920), ch. 4
External links
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