- Woo: I smelled a wolverine in the forest today. I never thought they occurred so far south.
- Sandra: Wolverines prey on moose by jumping on their back and biting them in the neck until they drop dead.
- Woo: And people wonder why more and more raccoons become city dwellers.
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err really? I knew wolverines were viscious little things but that sounds pretty horrific, in a cool kind of nature way 😛
Glad we have 0 dangerous animals here ^^
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I wish I had wolves in my state, but sadly, the colonials decided that wolves were evil and killed them all so their precious cattle, sheep, and other retarded animals could be farmed. Did any of them even think that through?
@ Naniki: Wolverines, not wolves, there’s a very significant difference which you really want to know should you end up on their turf. Wolverines are the only animal, besides humans, which I know of who will kill merely for the pleasure of it.
Nasty little buggers, I concur with Woo.
You’re right, Bloke, it should be occurred. Grah. I totally missed that in the revisions.
I find sandra’s comment to be rather random, if you ask me. Woo comes in with something that could have been potentially dangerous, and she just brushes it off with some random fact. It’s like me going up to a friend saying “I had a sandwich” to which he replies “99% or more of people in jail are bread users” and then walks off.
Funny, none-the-less… just, kinda random…
Eh, hope he doesn’t run into any.
Shrikes – “bnutcher birds” kill a lot more small rodents than they can eat, then impale the extras on ;long thorns.
At least shrikes are cute.
Now that’s something you never saw Logan do.
And yet another reason for me to never visit America…… Without a tank at least.
Ironically, humans AVOID becoming city dwellers for not altogether dissimilar reasons.
If you think wolverines are the only animals that kill for the fun of it, you probably don’t have a cat. Wolverines are just scary because they’re tough. Not as tough as honey badgers, but still pretty tough. Most mustelids are tough mean little bastards.
Err…. yeah, that’s why I’m a city dweller too, Woo. 🙂
Dolphins also are on record killing for apparent sport. They chased a group of porpoises for miles before running them through. There was no evidence of any other reason to do it.
bit of a non sequiteur, eh… but then kids are like that
maybe she said it just to freak him and gain some revenge for being peed on? 😀
I’m a South Floridian – we have no dangerous mammals or birds (except for a very small Florida panther population and of course humans), but three of the four poisonous snakes in America have been spotted on my BLOCK of the suburbs in the last few years. One was in my house. Add gators, non-native pythons, and poisonous spiders to the mix, and it’s pretty rough down here.
Sandra’s such a show-off. And I can totally get Woo uncomfortably rubbing the back of his neck.
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Do wolverines even attack raccoons? I suppose if they were hungry enough…
Gah…
…well, if that’s the case, the ONLY Wolverine I want to even dare see is upon the big movie screen.
…I knew they were vicious, but…
Bah, Florida. The US has hardly any poisonous snakes of note.
Try Australia.
Venomous snakes, sea-shells, jellyfish, octopi, spiders, fish… stuff that kills in two minutes… plus as a bonus the world’s only venomous mammal…
And crocs that’ll eat your alligators for lunch.
Sure, the most dangerous non-human mammal in Australia is the wild pig, but the rest of the animal kingdom more than makes up for it.
you know, i never heard of wolverines killing for fun. what i heard was that they are viciosly territorial and will attack anything that get too close to their dens. like, trying to murder a bear. another animal that kills for sport is a weasel.
not to mention that wolverines, being mustelids, can spray like skunks
So does anyone else get the Redwall reference or am I just sort of seeing thing (the title has “Gulo” in it and thats one of the big bad guys in one of the stories)
Lol, that’s actually a bit disturbing…
Well, oh well, that’s life, I guess…
(I still <3 Woo)
A raccoon can take down a wolf if there isn’t another wolf around to bite it off, using similar methods. (though two on two the wolves would win, because they are suited to pack hunting and would work together in a way the raccoons couldn’t) I’d say Woo has little to fear, he’s in the same category when it comes to fighting.
I think there’s a video somewhere on YouTube of a raccoon nearly killing a wolf like that if anyone wants proof…
Ahh, is it me, or did Woo get less furry?
Also, hi. :3 I started reading Sandra and Woo last Thursday. :]
Raccoon vs Wolf!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ2JXze0lYY
I think I’ll be staying in little Ol’ England for while. Our only dangerous animal (The Adder) hasn’t killed anyone in over a hundred years. I’m pretty safe from wildlife. Except Bluebells…… I have a bad history with Bluebells.
I want to hear =D
@ Blackqhat: That was my first thought, too, but I’m pretty sure Gulo Gulo is the scientific name for wolverines.
@Yuki: No, he doesn’t. Maybe a bit thinner, but even then not really.
I live in the Wolverine State, yet there are none–until one was found in the thumb area just a few years ago. They call her “The Furry Old Gal.” They’re the best at what they do, and they’re not pretty.
@Lijabo Thats what I thought after I put up my first comment but didnt want to double post about it.
Dingos kill sheep for fun. Rip a few hunks out of some sheep and then leave them to bleed to death, become infested with maggots, and/or die of infection. Fun.
Argent stonecutter, you’re forgetting the worlds most dangerous bird: the cassowary.
Go Australia, wooh.
Wolverines are awesome animals small, strong, tough, fearless. I like them alot.
Wolverines small? They only look that way because they aren’t rushing at you at great speed to rip your legs out from under you.
😮 [i]What has search overload done to us?![/i] lol…
You do realize Wolverines and Wolves are completely different animals right?
I got it but I’m a year late it seems. Gulo the Savage from Rakkety Tam. One of my favorites. @ Blackqhat:
@ Fred in Colorado:
Erm, actually, dolphins kill for pleasure too. And yes, I’m serious. Nasty, evil buggers….
REDWALL!!!!!!
Gulo? Redwall? please tell me you like the books? Wolverines are vicious little buggers arent they?
@ Squival:
Not quite true. Although Wolverines ARE aggressive, this is only a natural instinct to be wary of possible danger. Also, their hunting methods are much less cruel than our style of agriculture. I’ve never known wolverines to biologically alter their prey then force them to live a horrid lifestyle, resulting with broken bones and legs from malnutrition, abuse, and simply not being able to withstand their own weight. Then, killed by slitting their throats and bleeding to death, sometimes not completely dying before being roasted alive and their feathers plucked off then served in neat, unrecognizable packages.
Also, to the other users who seem to like calling animals evil: Look at the human race. Trust me.
I find wolverines very cute, but, of course, they are wild, and would be impossible to control. 🙂 But, nonetheless, I must admit, they are not the ‘ferocious little buggers’ people make them out to be. I’m not an expert, but I have been doing my research as a fun essay project, and lean more towards other animals than the human race, “homo sapien”, i think it is?
I do find this comic very enjoyable, and maybe (no, of course I am) I’m being to serious about this subject. But, I do tend to be overly offended and aggressive. 😀 This comic made me laugh, and I am glad I saw it. This simply brightened my day.
@ Fred in Colorado:
actually, many intelligent animals are known to hunt purely for pleasure. There are housecats that will batter a rodent prey for hours and then let it go, much to the chagrin of the cat owner. Dolphins, too allegedly kill for sport.
@ Keo(koshewa)offlame:
Well, simple hunting is not going to feed what the human population has become. Only farming can sustain such numbers. And most ranches do their best to let their animals live in some form of comfort.
@ Blackqhat:
I got it, that’s why I was like OMGTHEYREFERENCEDGULOTHESAVAGEFROMREDWALL!!!11one1
I love Redwall.
do you mind if i use the S&W crew in a story i am making?
Oh gravy 0.o That’s about how random some of my buds are, too. Makes me just crack up.
@ Fred in Colorado:
Wolverines do not kill for the pleasure of it. They do however stockpile food for future consumption. A very common trait amongst all Mustilidae.They are only odd in they consume every part of the animal – Flesh, bones, hooves, and teeth – they do not leave much.
… Why would what a Wolverine does to a Moose scare a Raccoon?
Isn’t like a Raccoon could be mistaken for a Moose, is it?
Humans.
Squival wrote:
No dangerous animals in your country? Where do you live, Antarctica?
SotiCoto wrote:
No, but moose are huge! A moose is a challenge even for an entire wolfpack, so Woo’s probably thinking “If they can do that to a moose, imagine what they could do to me!”
He was concerned about sensing one before she told him that.