Tag: Carnivore

88/150: Whale, hello there Belugas!

Posted on by Goku Nagabaskaran
Animalia: Chordata: Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cetacea: Monodontidae: Delphinapterus: Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)

The beluga whale is an enigmatic species well known to the Canadian Arctic. It is also known as a sea canary because of its high-pitched chirping and can grow up to 20 ft in length and weigh more than a ton! Continue reading “88/150: Whale, hello there Belugas!” →

3/150: I’m the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn’t very nice – Wolverine, 1982

Posted on by Allison Brown
Animalia: Chordata: Mammalia: Carnivora: Gulo: Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Wolverine (Gulo gulo) is an elusive and savage species. Across their Holarctic distribution, wolverines establish large home ranges (100-900 km2) and are found at low densities (one animal per 40-800 km2). Check out this rare footage of a baby wolverine in the wild.  Continue reading “3/150: I’m the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn’t very nice – Wolverine, 1982” →