Wolverine
March 18, 2022 11:30 PM   Subscribe

 
In prescient wolverine news, authorities in Utah recently had a rare encounter with a live wolverine after a long manwolverinehunt after he apparently killed 18(!) sheep. Wolverines are very camera shy and wild animals aren't often caught.

A very dangerous animal. But also cute lil growlies!
posted by fight or flight at 5:04 AM on March 19, 2022 [2 favorites]


I'm sad to report that I have been both the black bear and the wolverine in this encounter.
posted by Literaryhero at 6:27 AM on March 19, 2022


Me, via my mass media fried nerd brain:
Which one was Black Bear? Was he in the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants?
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:40 AM on March 19, 2022 [4 favorites]


Wolverines!!
posted by Naberius at 6:52 AM on March 19, 2022


I'm not usually a traditionalist when it comes to these sorts of things, but I must say I prefer Hugh Jackman to this new actor. Also, the cinematographer is doing a crap job on this.
posted by evilDoug at 9:22 AM on March 19, 2022 [4 favorites]


Honestly that was way more social and less aggressive than I was expecting.

I'm left thinking another two individuals of the same species may have been friends, maybe sort of like badgers and coyotes sometimes are.
posted by SaltySalticid at 10:29 AM on March 19, 2022 [2 favorites]


he apparently killed 18(!) sheep

You’re underselling it! According to the Utah DWR it was “18 sheep the wolverine had killed or wounded in the area that morning“.

We’ve been following his progress locally - I have two children who pretty much are half wolverines. No sheep yet slain.
posted by inflatablekiwi at 11:01 AM on March 19, 2022


Claws go SNIKT!
posted by 3j0hn at 11:23 AM on March 19, 2022


That Wolverine is just an asshole. The bear was up a tree, getting some lunch, and the wolverine just had to climb the tree and start something! Go back to your den, wolverine; you’re drunk.
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:01 PM on March 19, 2022 [6 favorites]


Wolverine vs Wolverine

Wolverine vs Wolverine vs Wolverine

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Also, I was today days old when I found out that I could click directly on the triangle-inside-the-rectangle symbol next to YouTube links in order to open a pop-up window within the MeFi window on this here community weblog. What a world of miracles we live in!
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:26 PM on March 19, 2022 [1 favorite]


Wolverine vs the Littlest Hobo?
posted by Ashwagandha at 1:33 PM on March 19, 2022


I wish I could find the very cute video of a wolverine doin a zoomy I saw recently. That is all
posted by scruss at 1:34 PM on March 19, 2022


Is the Tobaccoland clip because of Carolina once (pre-WWII) having a wolverine mascot? And is that 100-year-old guy named Wolverine? Because otherwise I can't figure out the connection.
posted by CCBC at 4:49 PM on March 19, 2022


I like to think drunken bear ventured were shouldn't and his ass is up a tree.
posted by clavdivs at 11:36 PM on March 19, 2022


An impressive display of forbearance on the part of the larger mammal.
posted by paper chromatographologist at 7:57 AM on March 20, 2022


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