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The wolverine's questionable reputation as an insatiable glutton (reflected in the Latin genus name Gulo, meaning "glutton") may be in part due to a false etymology.The less common name for the animal in Norwegian, fjellfross, meaning "mountain cat", is thought to have worked its way into German as Vielfraß, [5] which means "glutton" (literally "devours much").
Fisher (animal) The fisher ( Pekania pennanti) is a carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. It is a member of the mustelid family, and is in the monospecific genus Pekania. It is sometimes referred to as a fisher cat, although it ...
The Mustelidae ( / mʌˈstɛlɪdiː /; [ 2 ] from Latin mustela, weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids ( / ˈmʌstɪlɪdz / [ 3 ] ), they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora with about ...
The tayra (Eira barbara) is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family, native to the Americas.It is the only species in the genus Eira.. Tayras are also known as the tolomuco or perico ligero in Central America, motete in Honduras, irara in Brazil, san hol or viejo de monte in the Yucatan Peninsula, and high-woods dog (or historically chien bois) in Trinidad. [2]
As implemented, the wolverine listing gives the government one year to designate critical habitat where commercial activities will be restricted to further the animal's recovery.
Durophagy. Durophagy is the eating behavior of animals that consume hard-shelled or exoskeleton -bearing organisms, such as corals, shelled mollusks, or crabs. [ 1] It is mostly used to describe fish, but is also used when describing reptiles, [ 2] including fossil turtles, [ 3] placodonts and invertebrates, as well as "bone-crushing" mammalian ...
The animal was seen several times in the following days in areas south of the city. The mountain pass where the wolverine was seen on video is roughly 136 miles southeast of Portland.
Wolverine (character) Wolverine on the cover of Wolverine & the X-Men #1 (October 2011). Art by Frank Cho. Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett; [ 1] alias: Logan and Weapon X) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, often in association with the X-Men. He is a mutant with animal-keen senses, enhanced ...