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and bushy; pelage long and thick; color pattern dark brown 

 with broad, light, lateral band. 



Color. — Sexes colored alike; no very marked seasonal varia- 

 tion in color but great individual variation shown. 



Upperparts. — Dark brown to almost black, marked with 

 two broad, pale, lateral bands, brownish white to yellowish 



Fig. 26. Wolverine 



white, which run from just back of shoulder to rump where 

 they merge and extend onto basal half of tail above; head 

 grizzled gray and brown; muzzle dark. 



Underparts.— Dark brown with an irregular spot or two 

 of yellowish white on throat or chest. 



Immature resemble adults in appearance. 



Measurements.— ^lales slightly larger than females. Total . 

 length, males, 41 inches, females, 37 inches; tail vertebras, 

 males,' 8.5 inches, females, I.2 inches; hind foot, males, 8 

 inches, females, 7 inches; weight, males, 30-35 pounds, females, 

 22-27 pounds. 



Geographical Distribution.— North America from the Arctic 

 Ocean south into the northern United States. 



Food.— Birds, mammals, amphibians, fish, and berries, but 

 principally rodents such as Ground Squirrels, Woodchucks, 

 Mice, Beaver, etc. ; occasionally even Caribou and Moose. 



Enemies.— Apparently not attacked by any of the larger 

 carnivores. 



