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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 14 2012, 02:38 PM (9,071 Views) | |
| Taipan | Dec 14 2012, 02:38 PM Post #1 |
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Wolverine - Gulo gulo The Wolverine is a stocky and muscular animal, considered carnivorous but known on occasion to eat plant material. It has glossy brown hair with stripes of yellow along the sides. The fur is long and dense and does not retain much water, making it very resistant to frost in the wolverine's cold habitat (this has led to some popularity amongst hunters and trappers for its use as a lining in jackets and parkas). The adult Wolverine is about the size of a medium dog, with a length in the usual range of 65-87 cm (25-34 inches), a tail of 17-26 cm (7-10 inches), and weight of 10-22 kg (22-45 lb). Males of the species are as much as 30 percent larger than the females. In appearance the Wolverine resembles a small bear with a long tail. It has been known to give off a very strong, extremely unpleasant odor, giving rise to the nicknames "skunk bear" and "nasty cat." ![]() Harpy Eagle - Harpia harpyja The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja), sometimes known as the American Harpy Eagle, is a Neotropical species of eagle. It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the Americas, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world. It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer. Female Harpy Eagles typically weigh 6 to 9 kg (13 to 20 lb).[4][5] One exceptionally large captive female, "Jezebel", weighed 12.3 kg (27 lb). Being captive, this large female may not be representative of the weight possible in wild Harpy Eagles due to differences in the food availability. The male, in comparison , is much smaller and weighs only about 4 to 4.8 kg (8.8 to 11 lb).The wings are relatively short and stubby, the female wing length measuring 58.3–62.6 cm, and the male wing length 54.3–58 cm.[4] Harpy Eagles are 89–105 cm (2.92–3.44 ft) long[5] and have a wingspan of 176 to 201 cm (5 ft 9 in to 6 ft 7 in). The Harpy Eagle is an actively hunting carnivore and is an apex predator, meaning that adults are at the top of a food chain and have no natural predators. Its main prey are tree-dwelling mammals such as sloths, monkeys, coatis, porcupines, kinkajous, anteaters and opossums. ![]() ____________________________________________________________________
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| Gregoire | Dec 14 2012, 07:30 PM Post #2 |
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wolverine IMO 70/30 |
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| Arovinrac | Dec 15 2012, 06:12 AM Post #3 |
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I cant imagine a harpy being able to beat a wolverine in a head on fight, mainly due to the wolverines strength and ferocity but if the harpy could ambush it from above it stands a much better chance but head on Wolverine 75/25 |
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| Vivec | Dec 15 2012, 07:51 AM Post #4 |
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Depends, the Wolverine is the size of a small dog, but is incredibly vicious and if it grabbed the Eagle, could rip it apart. If the Harpy got good speed however I think it should win. |
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| Ophiophagy | Dec 15 2012, 09:53 AM Post #5 |
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quick kill for the bird there is no way this weasel will win if the bird is allowed to fly |
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| Carcharadon | Dec 15 2012, 12:39 PM Post #6 |
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If the eagles grounded i would favor the wolverine, it's more robust and look at these jaws and teeth:![]() But at flight the harpy will win IMO. Its incredibly mobile and those claws could cause real damage to the wolverine. |
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| Fragillimus335 | Dec 15 2012, 01:10 PM Post #7 |
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If eagle is allowed to fly, it can easily one-hit the Wolverine. |
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| Taipan | Dec 15 2012, 02:16 PM Post #8 |
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There is a Swedish Account, with a poor English Translation of a Wolverine killing a Golden Eagle :
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| dapmp | Dec 15 2012, 02:21 PM Post #9 |
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Wolverine will devour the eagle in less than 2 minutes on land. Wolverines are tough to kill even for a bear, I think this is a mismatch. |
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| Fragillimus335 | Dec 15 2012, 04:00 PM Post #10 |
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A wolverine would be destroyed by any bear in a matter of seconds, bears just don't bother messing with the nasty little buggers... |
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| Verdugo | Dec 15 2012, 04:54 PM Post #11 |
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I agree, Harpy wins |
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| Paperface | Dec 15 2012, 09:46 PM Post #12 |
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Harpy wins.if a crowned eagle is able to take out a feral dog(prolly same size as a wolverine?) Then a harpy eagle will win most of the time. At ground it loses though. Still, chances are eagles won't fight on the ground. They have options while the wolverine doesn't, it has to wait for the eagle to strike first. |
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| Ophiophagy | Dec 16 2012, 03:43 AM Post #13 |
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this eagle can kill most dogs on the ground but probably not a wolverine it will need to get airborn, this fight the eagle is allowed to fly so the wolverine is dead.
Edited by Ophiophagy, Dec 16 2012, 03:44 AM.
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| cidermaster | Dec 16 2012, 03:53 AM Post #14 |
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Never underestimate the sheer hitting power of this Eagle's talons!! |
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| Ophiophagy | Dec 16 2012, 03:57 AM Post #15 |
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i cant believe so many people voted wolverine they think it will kill the eagle when its in the air?
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