Wolverine: The King Of Chaos

honey badgers great white sharks saltwater crocodiles you can all go home Wolverine has entered the chat what these Predators lack in size they more than make up for in pure audacity hello you're wanting to get as close as possible to Wolverine first woman ever to do this I'm going in with a wolverine that touches ours can I ferocious furry and fearless this is the king of chaos The Wolverine thank you hi I'm Danielle dufo this is a Wolverine and you're watching animal logic today we are in the Yukon looking for one of the world's most Elusive and Relentless Predators The Wolverine years ago in our first season we talked about wolverines but since we got the opportunity to see them up close we had to take another look foreign right now I'm following some Footprints and I can only assume that those belong to a wolverine the footprints of a wolverine don't look anything like a coyote or a wolf they look a little bit more like a bear print obviously a little bit smaller yeah you can see how there's two Trails here now I bet you anything that if this was a coyote and Wolverine the Wolverine was probably the one chasing the coyote I put my money on that Wolverines are very elusive creatures and seeing one in the wild is incredibly difficult so we decided to head down to Alaska to meet the man who's best friends with one well we've made it to the crucial Wildlife Center in Alaska the guy who runs this place Steve crashel is kind of a local celebrity within the Yukon and Alaska he's known as The Wolverine man I really want to know why that is I think we're gonna find out whoa all right oh that's why this is Jasper a wolverine that Steve is raised in captivity since 2008. this is the sixth litter of wolverines that I've had in 40 years they're very hard to propagate in captivity you have to go back in the Bloodlines or rescues from Trappers in the Arctic so how many generations of captive Wolverines does he come from oh it would have to be two two at least two yeah yeah this glance you might mistake The Wolverine for a small bear but really they're more closely related to weasels they belong to the mostella Day family alongside fellow Cutthroat cuties like badgers otters Pine Martens and ermins much like everyone's favorite X-Men Wolverines are native to Canada but they can also be found across boreal forests and Tundras of the U.S and Eurasia which means they need to survive freezing cold High latitude temperatures and after millions of years of evolution they're not just surviving they're thriving [Music] just look at those coats their thick oily fur is hydrophobic meaning it repels water That's right The Wolverine is waterproof talk about a real superpower without this ability the snow or the blood of their prey would wet their skin and accelerate heat loss in the Arctic moisture can be deadly their paws are large and furry and act as snowshoes to prevent them from sinking too far into the snow these murder mittens are equipped with semi-retractable claws that they use for climbing digging scaring away predators and the occasional villain their scientific name is gulo gulo which is Latin for glutton and they live up to that they'll eat anything that they can get their paws on from plants and berries to mice and rabbits to Elk and moose even carrion is on the menu ah delicious carrion all the yummy meat without the pesky time and energy spent hunting clever wolverines have been known to drive away much larger animals such as wolves and cougars and take over eating the carcass of their prey sorry but the Wolverine isn't here to make friends Wolverines will defend their Meals by any means necessary and whatever they can't finish in one sitting is claimed by spraying it with a strong stinky musk and Brewing it for later yum can you help me build a winter kill moose carcass scenario absolutely where do we start this is a real move we're just putting it together like Mr Potato grab that antler over there too Danielle yeah it's heavy front feet from a single moose these are hind feet that is front foot I don't know what that's supposed to be like middle of the body this is just a dislocated leg [Music] I'm burying parts of a moose carcass trying to make it look like a moose that died by Avalanche because that's exactly what Wolverines are looking for carcasses that have been dead and Frozen in the ground for some time for the record I didn't kill the Moose okay it was hit by a car and now it gets to be a part of the food chain [Music] this is literally the opposite of what I do with the ROM over there I take the bones out of the ground right now I'm putting them in the ground [Music] does that look good just look like a moose that died by Avalanche I got Steve here putting the icing on the mousse as a final touch oh yeah I'm really starting to believe this just start pounding away on that moose card that's it I'm in my inner Wolverine that's the body of the Moose right there back away oh I can smell it you're gonna be a new woman by the time you're done here again now so what are we doing right here with these buckets of water what I'm doing is I'm trying to get this solid because a wolverine is smart they all know this is a fake movie set so we want it to last more than a few seconds it'll freeze shortly and then we'll bring the Wolverine in here and all hell's gonna break loose great what do you think of this this Wolverine meal think it's perfect yeah it looks like Thanksgiving come and get it well you and I see the world through our eyes Wolverines see the world through their nose The Wolverine sense of smell is outstanding they can smell one molecule out of 5 million in the air whereas me I can just smell one and two hundred and fifty thousand that's leagues better than me they find food using their incredible sense of smell wolverines have the ability to sniff out carcasses buried under 20 feet of snow with so much of their prey being killed in Avalanches every year the Wolverine's heightened sense of smell is key to their survival are you ready to take a risk and I will protect you if things go south because it is a wild and dangerous animal after all so are we going to let it explore this while we're in its enclosure in a try I've never ever done this whereas a free roaming Wolverine with anyone other than me I take that back there was a one person I won't tell you his name he tried it but it will only lasted for like 30 seconds it got bad it got dangerous literally I had a dive between him and the animal now the Wolverine was just curious but we can't be sure but it's okay for me to be here well you know why you know why I feel that way why because you give off the right kind of frequency you have a compassion and an Insight that I don't see very often in a human being all right well I'm putting a lot of trust in you and a lot of trust in the Wolverine did you sign the release no I'm just kidding were you serious though or was that like just good acting about about no one else ever doing this I'm serious yeah I had to ask [Music] are you all ready I'm all ready I'm just getting my my gloves on I'll be good to go I've got something I want to give you oh what's this [Music] oh that is pungent that's Wolverine lure have you ever smelled that before no it doesn't smell like anything I've ever smelled in my life you just put one little speck of that in the center of that moose carcass and I think we'll get the Wolverine to claim that carcass okay stick it in the snow right on the top all right this is it this is the Fiesta resistance now this stuff is made with real Wolverine musk this is going to draw The Wolverine down to investigate and what Wolverines do when they have carcasses that they want to eat or save for later they mark it for themselves by spraying it with more Musk so it's gonna smell this and say hey I'm gonna put my stink on it we want them to come and claim this for himself and then dig in okay Danielle I'm going to go out and get Jasper and I'm gonna bring him over here like you're carrying a child in a car seat and I'm going to go through there and then I'm gonna let them go in there and once he's in there I'm gonna summon you to come in with me okay stand right here just in case something goes right there stand right there all right I won't move until you give me the signal and I will be back I hope this works all right I think we're just about ready to let this guy go here we go I hope Jasper likes dinner here we go all right I'm going in with the Wolverine oh he's going straight for it foreign look at that Jasper is already exploring that that moose carcass I am so happy that this Wolverine is comfortable with my presence right now I feel pretty calm about it myself now that I can see how relaxed Jasper is guess it goes both ways you know emulated my heart is just oh it's pounding out of just sheer excitement what a beautiful animal [Music] don't worry I'm not gonna stand on your moose [Music] it's all yours [Music] I see Steve knows how to speak to this Wolverine he just worn The Wolverine to step off because I'm not a meal at least not yet [Music] at over a meter long and about as heavy as a German Shepherd the females are about 30 smaller than the males but equally as chaotic these stocky mustelids weigh between 11 and 18 kilograms the fur is brown or black with a yellow or gold Stripe from their head to their tail the markings on their faces necks and chests are unique to each Wolverine like hyper aggressive snowflakes and they are aggressive like really really capital A aggressive Wolverines are always on the prowl only taking breaks for naps and mating the only thing these demon ferrets like more than eating its prey is killing it the Wolverine's ferocity is so legendary that people living out on the land told me that they'd rather run into a polar bear than a wolverine kroiki Wolverines can hit speeds of almost 50 kilometers per hour running across the snow if they ran that fast on a city road they'd likely get a ticket they're also great climbers and super strong for their size can he dig out the foot he's got the foot no he's got the foot having raised several litters of wolverines from birth Steve has become somewhat of a wolverine Whisperer and in order to be as safe as possible in the enclosure he taught me to speak Wolverine all right I hear him talking now okay so oh that's him yeah I can hear him he's excited do you think he can smell the Moose oh yeah they could smell frying bacon from 25 miles away in the Arctic if the wind's blowing right there's certain voices now that I make and and vocalizations to to communicate with the Wolverine and one of them is this go ahead do it and then I high louder hi and then hi hi louder hi I'm over here on this side Danielle on this side that's it and then that's it [Music] he did a front flip hi hi I love Wolverine noises you hear that that's moose bone breaking in his teeth all of their front teeth are extremely sharp and long all the better for crunching into that Frozen flesh but the teeth at the back of their mouths their molars those are built for crunching through bone a Wolverine's third upper molar is actually turned inwards like other mustelids except theirs is way bigger and this is designed to help them hold on to and crunch bones much more effectively especially because most of their meals like this one are frozen so he's grabbing onto that meat and twisting and turning to pull off pieces of Frozen flesh now Wolverines don't mind at all if their meal is frozen frozen meat is what they are built for in the wild if you got this close to a wolverine on a carcass that would be a true miracle oh I bet you have to be and it might only happen once in a lifetime well he's extremely patient and I'm grateful for that oh that looks like fun I want to join him with that I want to roll around on my back in the snow Wolverines everything they do even if they're starving to death in the wild is about having fun while you're trying to survive they're comical they're not a ferocious nasty animal an animal that does have interest in having fun is a sheer side of intelligence and it just goes to show just how smart these animals are while many species in their range get through the winter by hibernating Wolverines just don't care about the cold while everyone else is sleeping The Wolverine gets to hunting this is the other benefit of being able to smell through the snow they can easily find animals hibernating under the snow and make sure they never wake up again don't work hard work smart it really doesn't matter if you're dead or alive everything looks like a gourmet meal to a wolverine when they find a moose carcass they'll often take up residence inside its body like Han freaking Solo in a Tauntaun many of my bush product friends in the Arctic they're flying over they see where one is in a caribou that's amazing yeah yeah they get very possessive too combine the Wolverines bite thick hide and sharp claws with a large dash of brazen confidence and you've got one deadly predator The Wolverine is so tenacious that it can take down animals up to five times their own size The Wolverine kills its prey with a bite to the neck which severs its tendons and crushes its throat but even the kings and queens of chaos aren't impervious to predators they have to watch out for wolves Wolverines can take on one two even three wolves but if they're ganged up on by a pack they can get themselves killed on the plus side wolves kill other animals thereby creating yummy carrion for the Wolverine they have a complicated relationship to say the least Wolverines are super solitary and extremely territorial they're always on a solo quest for food and only ever stop munching to mate and raise kids the male's home range is huge and can be up to 620 square kilometers they Mark that territory and communicate with other animals using their anal scent glands that pungent odor is the reason they've earned nicknames like skunk bear and nasty cat that's a bit rude make fun of their smell all you want but spreading their stinky musk is how they meet partners Wolverines are a polygamous species that can mate with any member of the opposite sex living in or overlapping with their territory breeding season is between May and August and the females are the first ones to make a move after they first meet up they'll mate for a couple days and then go their separate ways females have the ability to delay the implantation of the eggs until as late as the following spring the actual gestation only lasts 30 to 50 days once she's safe and hidden in her Den mum will give birth to three kids Wolverine dads used to get a bad rap but Recent research suggests that they play a bigger role in raising kids than previously thought fathers have been spotted visiting the mom Wolverines when they're nursing their young some dads even take an interest in their offspring when they're older teaching them how to survive in the wild and even just playing but let's be real mom does most of the work the kits are weaned off her milk at three months old they'll be full-sized at a year old and reach sexual maturity at age two or three true symbol of the Arctic Wilderness is the Wolverine more so than the polar bear the grizzly I never thought Danielle that you would be this interacting with this Wolverine's Behavior this is amazing touches touches ours can I go ahead oh my God So Soft all right there he goes bye Jasper I love you foreign researchers aren't sure how many Wolverines there are in the world they're so Elusive and mysterious but their numbers took a big hit back when humans used to hunt them for their fur they're also threatened by global warming Wolverines need Deep Mountain snows to den and scientists believe their habitats will shrink as temperatures rise so let's fight climate change and protect the Wolverines they do the same for us actually on second thought maybe they wouldn't they'd probably just let us all die and happily Feast on our carcasses classic Wolverine [Music] so what should we talk about next what do you say please let me know in the comments and be sure to subscribe for new episodes every week thanks for watching see ya thank you hey check this out if we're lucky we might even get an episode on Bigfoot you can watch that right yeah

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Length: 22min 2sec (1322 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 07 2023