Previous episode | Next episode |
---|---|
"Parrot Power" | "Uh-Oh Ostrich" |
"Iron Wolverine" is the 13th episode of Season 6 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 147th 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.
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.