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Do wolverines eat small bears

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No. Wolverines prefer to scavenge carcasses made by a bear or a wolf pack, and will fiercely defend their food against large bears or a pack of wolves. The will not actively hunt and kill a bear, small or not.

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