OT: Wolverines (the furry kind) in the Pacific Northwest
Random post, but I've always had an interest in learning more about my alma mater's mascot namesake, and I assume some others do, as well. Article in the Seattle Times about the recovery of wolverines in the Cascades. Perhaps they are making their way to Seattle for the game in September.
Has some interesting facts in it. Such as:
1) All wolverines have a unique pattern on their chest that reveals their identity
2) They range for hundreds of miles across the most remote and technical terrain in the Northwest
3) They only den in places where snow persists into May and don't use the same den twice, which are limiting factors in wolverine recovery
February 14th, 2020 at 2:42 PM ^
A live Wolverine---this year's trendy cuddly Valentine's Day gift.
February 14th, 2020 at 2:43 PM ^
A live Wolverine---this year's trendy cuddly Valentine's Day gift.
Better yet, get her two!
February 14th, 2020 at 2:55 PM ^
They're badass..... even bears fear them. Teddy bears, Care bears and Chicago bears, anyway.
February 14th, 2020 at 3:14 PM ^
Actual bears fear them as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ4tyowlVUM
February 15th, 2020 at 6:02 PM ^
Idk if they fear them or just a “yeah this isn’t worth it” attitude. It’s like fighting a pissed off cat. It’s not gonna kill you but you’ll regret tangling with it.
February 14th, 2020 at 3:00 PM ^
Wolverines have been shown to scale mountains in mere hours, take down animals 20X their size, can smell dead carcasses under feet of snow, and are generally terrifying animals.
They're awesome.
February 14th, 2020 at 3:02 PM ^
Thanks for sharing, this was a great read.
I've always had a sense of pride that Michigan is known as "The Wolverine State" and a curiosity about them since the football team we love named it's mascot after them.
I love sharing with friends and out of towners that , according to legend, Ohioans referred to Michiganders as "vicious blood thirsty wolverines.." when describing how we defended our position in the Toledo War.
February 14th, 2020 at 5:16 PM ^
I have personally never had the opportunity to see much of the Upper Peninsula, but in ceding Toledo to ohio Michigan was granted the UP.
That HAS to be one of the most one-sided resolutions in the history of human warfare!
February 14th, 2020 at 3:11 PM ^
For those on Instagram, give theguloproject and cascades_gulogulo a follow. Some pretty solid wolverine content.
February 14th, 2020 at 3:19 PM ^
Is only animal that kill for pleasure!!
February 14th, 2020 at 3:45 PM ^
Dolphins?
February 14th, 2020 at 3:52 PM ^
Yep. Dolphins have a mean streak to say the least. The males will kill their young just so they can mate with the, mostly unwilling, female again.
They've also been found to kill other fish and mammals for reasons other than food. Could be fun, could be something else.
Killer Whales, the largest dolphins, always seem to have an endgame to their violence. It's not always as clear with the smaller species of dolphins.
February 14th, 2020 at 6:57 PM ^
Damn Urban Meyer would recruit the shit out of a dolphin
February 15th, 2020 at 6:03 PM ^
Competitive infanticide is ubiquitous in the animal world. It’s shockingly common.
February 14th, 2020 at 3:52 PM ^
Was going to say killer whales, but yes, they are dolphins.
February 14th, 2020 at 5:16 PM ^
Humans?!
February 14th, 2020 at 3:49 PM ^
Wolverines also make great dads: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/12/science/truth-in-the-wild-a-great-dad-that-wanders-wide.html
Though it turns out that printing out that article and using it the bar to pick up ladies does not work.
February 14th, 2020 at 3:54 PM ^
I did not know until reading this and researching wolverines that they are so rare. There are allegedly about only 300 left in the USA. That's nuts.
February 14th, 2020 at 8:49 PM ^
That’s more because of climate preference. They’re more populous in Canada
February 14th, 2020 at 3:55 PM ^
They only den in places where snow persists into May
Makes me wonder why they aren't here in Colorado. Plus, there's a shit ton of prey in the woods for them too.
February 14th, 2020 at 4:18 PM ^
They hate Kordell Stewart.
February 14th, 2020 at 4:34 PM ^
Explains why there are none in Pittsburgh either.
February 14th, 2020 at 5:43 PM ^
Brilliant!
February 14th, 2020 at 10:22 PM ^
There was one that wandered down from Montana. Colorado is almost too overdeveloped for wolverines.
February 16th, 2020 at 11:36 PM ^
The Front Range is too developed.
Aside from a corridor spanning Pitkin & Eagle counties and Summit county, the rest of the mountains are very sparsely populated.
Chaffee, Gunnison, and Saguache would be perfect habitat. No?
February 14th, 2020 at 4:28 PM ^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ryzqw6ZPE4
Here is why you don't mess with a Wolverine! (UFC style)
February 14th, 2020 at 5:20 PM ^
Number of Wolverines in state of Washington will greatly increase in early September!
February 14th, 2020 at 5:36 PM ^
reasonably sure i saw one in nov/december, and came across its tracks last month. took the time to examine closely, as near as i could possibly tell, that was a wolverine. not kidding. this is not my pic, but it is virtually identical to the ones i saw
February 14th, 2020 at 9:23 PM ^
Andre Ware
February 14th, 2020 at 5:56 PM ^
Ohhhhh, *that * kind of furry...
February 14th, 2020 at 6:12 PM ^
I am a furry Wolverine in Ballard.
February 14th, 2020 at 8:06 PM ^
I think that’s a prerequisite for Ballard residency.
February 14th, 2020 at 10:20 PM ^
It's pretty simple. Stop destroying their habitat and studying the hell out of them. Leave them alone.
February 15th, 2020 at 12:38 AM ^
They live in the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon as well. They are badass.
February 15th, 2020 at 11:55 AM ^
Saw a wolverine when I was backpacking deep into North Cascades National Park, approximately 20 years ago. I was about 100 yards away, picked up movement w/my eyes and pulled out the binoculars — could not believe what I saw.
Sadly I didn’t have a decent camera w/me that could pick up anything other than a small brown dot. When I got back to Portland I did some research because there was not much info about their range into Washington, confirmed sightings can happen, but rarely.
Hope to see a big turnout of fans in Seattle!!