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"Iron Wolverine" is the 14th episode of Season 6 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 152nd episode of the series overall. It premiered on July 15, 2020.
Summary[]
When Chris sets up a massive cross country race in the North, each Wild Kratts team member must set off across the tundra with little more than one form of transportation and a small pack of gear. Along the way, each team is both helped and hindered by the greatest northern cross country traveler of all - the wolverine.
Plot[]
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Wolverine: Gulo
- Siberian Husky
- Norway Lemming (called lemming)
- Caribou (called reindeer)
- Gray Wolf (called wolf)
Mentioned[]
Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Ermine (called short-tailed ermine)
- American pine marten (called pine marten)
- American mink (called mink)
- Grizzly bear
- Moose
Trivia[]
- This is the fourth episode that takes place in Europe.
- Martin's race style is known as skijoring, a form of skiing in which the participate on skis is being pulled by a dog or a team of dogs.
- Originally, Aviva was going to give the Wolverine Power Disc to Chris. But since he and Gulo's babies were buried under the snow, she had to give the disc to Martin, so that he could rescue them.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Wolverines are the largest terrestrial mustelid, and one of the most ferocious.
- Wolverines live in northern boreal forest regions around North America and Europe, with each wolverine having large territorial ranges.
- The scientific name for wolverine, gulo gulo, comes from the Latin word for glutton.
- Wolverines have big paws and feet to prevent them from sinking easily in deep snow.
- A wolverine attempting to dig a lemming out of the snow.
- A wolverine hunting a caribou by ambushing it from the trees.
- A wolverine scaring off wolves to steal their food.
- Wolverines dig dens to raise their young.
- Wolverines have big territories due to them needing to cover lots of ground to look for food, especially in winter months since they don't hibernate.
- Wolverines can stash their food in the snow to save it for later.
- In the winter, predators such as wolverines can use the snow as a natural refrigerator.