The wolverines are coming to rescue you.>Steve Kroschel, says the wolverine's intelligence and powerful sense of smell makes it the perfect candidate for daring mountain rescues.>"Wolverines are so smart that within, I would say, a week, you could train them to do this, to find a human scent," Kroschel said during an interview on CBC Edmonton's Radio Active. "It's just like training dogs. But wolverines are so much more intelligent than a dog."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNgv3opJqoQ>Despite their nasty reputation, he says wolverines are easily tamed."They just really become a companion like no other wild animal that I've ever worked with," Kroschel said. "You can train them to a harness very easily, they love that. And when they're bonded with you, they will follow you around in the mountains like a dog. "And they stay gentle to you, as opposed to wolves, lynx or grizzly or any of the other fur-bearing animals of North America that I work with."https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wolverines-can-be-taught-to-sniff-out-avalanche-survivors-trainer-says-1.3559850
>>4889768Goes without saying that wolverines are smarter than cats as well
I love mustelids so much its unreal
>>4889768How long until domestication? Can't wait to visit the park with my pet wolverine
>>4889768Wolverines are so cute
>>4889802>One Arizona otter is now being trained to sniff out evidence and victims in underwater settings. >"If (a body) gets into a canal or river and an alligator gets to them before we do, the gator will take the remains and stuff it somewhere, and it makes it very difficult to find. The dogs get us into the area but they can't get us from the boat to the bottom," Mike Hadsell, a veteran search and rescue diver and president of Peace River Search and Rescue said. "The otters get us from the boat to the bottom to show us exactly where the remains are located.">Otters are believed to be the only mammals that can smell underwater. >Not only is it possible, it's working. >"So, he sniffed out the scent and went down to it, threw a marker and the diver went in and there it was," Hadsell said. >Jeff Beals, the aquarium coordinator at the Wildlife World Zoo in the West Valley, Splash's original home, said he knows otters have the skills for the job. >"Not only can they smell items underwater, they can also pick up on cues, on trails, smell trails," Beals said. https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/arizona-otter-training-sniff-out-victims-evidence-underwater-settings/75-71c10b5e-51f2-4a98-89f4-bb3ea7245318
>>4889819hopefully we can unleash wolverines to take out all the cats
>>4889975this is why it will never work outcats are basically shitbulls of felines and they will chimp out and force the wolverines to kill them and cat ladies will cry and kvetch until they are banned
>>4889980>cats are basically shitbulls of felines and they will chimp out and force the wolverines to kill them and cat ladies will cry and kvetch until they are banned
>>4889768New patrician pet coming through
>>4889819Is a ferret not close enough?
they can also gut you like a fish, which unfortunately is one of the prerequisites for being a pet
>>4889768Sounds less like they're more intelligent, and they're just nicer and more ready to just do what you ask.Dogs are social animals. That means they manipulate back and hold YOU to standards. Social animals like dogs, humans, and chimps work in a perpetual give take, push pull world where they know they are not the only agent and they always want power. You can not even train a chimp to use the toilet. They'll throw the turds in your face to rebel. Wovlerines are not highly social so their brain does not scheme.
>>4890224>You can not even train a chimp to use the toilet. They'll throw the turds in your face to rebel.Chimps are retarded and vicious animals who will bite your face off for no reason.
>>4890233chimps are the second smartest animals on earth
>>4890236No they aren't. Cats are.
>>4890244Toxo
>>4890244Show me a single cat that can coordinate a hunt as well as a colobus hunt by chimps, or even use rocks and sticks to obtain food.
>>4889768>TO PUT IN A CAGE IS TO PUT TO AN ENDguess that's no longer accurate?
>>4890256Even crocodiles use sticks to obtain food and they're not social animals at all
>>4889768Oh boy, yet another story of the beautiful and unique friendship an animal trainer has developed with this wild animal that everyone thought was deadly. I'm totally not going to see an article sometime in the next few years about how it disboweled him.
>>4890391?? He's been working with wolverines for four decades and has never been sent to the hospital by them:>Steve Kroschel is owner of the Kroschel Wildlife Center in Haines. Kroschel has been working with wolverines for 36 years. He will keep one kit and the rest of the litter will go to AWCC.https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=774
>>4890224They’re more trainable AND more intelligent. Mustelids are ridiculously smart>https://youtu.be/c36UNSoJenI?si=chybBBwYFi8TTaGG
>>4889768If I were stuck in the snow and all I could see was a wolverine digging me out I’d accept my fate right then and there
>>4890440How many wolverine attacks on humans can you name compared to attacks from bears, moose, wolves, cougars, etc?
>>4890460None but that wouldn’t change how I would feel if my arms were stuck against my side by ten tonnes of snow and one approached me
>>4890439https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XfcUUxJ38A
>>4890460If you’re stuck in the snow and an opportunistic predator that can kill large ungulates is approaching you I don’t think you’re going to care about how many attacks have been recorded before
>>4890563>>4890467If they are so ferocious, how come there aren't high-profile attacks every year like with bears, sharks, coyotes, etc.? https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/wolverines.htm>So yes, wolverines are dangerous to their fellow animals, although there's never been a documented attack on a human by a wolverine, says the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.Meanwhile a quick Google search turns up a coyote attack from as recently as two weeks ago:https://www.2news.com/news/local/coyote-attacks-worker-on-usa-parkway-on-monday/article_fdc46b04-7aa3-11ef-ab7a-4b4bcaf7f846.html>A coyote attacked a worker on USA Parkway early Monday morning, leading to an investigation by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.>Due to the fact that the coyotes were attacking humans, game wardens killed three coyotes at the job site. One of the coyotes was in the same area as the original attack and was harassing another worker when wardens arrived.
>>4890567Are you unable to read or just retarded? Nobody is talking about them being vicious maneaters who regularly attack people, the scenario posed was whether or not it would be scary to see one approaching you if you were stuck in deep snow>coyoteLol. I’d like to see a coyote bring down an adult caribou or young moose
>>4890581Why would I be scared if I know they are trained for rescues?
>>4890689How would you know they’re trained for rescues?
>>4890567>Meanwhile a quick Google search turns up a coyote attack from as recently as two weeks ago:Wolverines eat coyotes. If I were to choose between getting attacked by the coyote or wolverine I’d choose the coyote every time. Google also turns up more results for coyote attacks than jaguar attacks, not exactly a good indicator of danger
>>4890756they carry a barrel on their neck
>>4890795That’s Beethovens, not wolves
>>4890567>heh, wolverines aren’t so feroc-ACKhttps://youtu.be/3SOjmJG73UI?si=AIJbY1R4827RkZqA
>>4890905They're attacking reindeer, not humans
>>4890908See >>4890581
>>4889768They're so cute
>>4889768>Steve Kroschel, saysLMAO this guy is full of shit. If you watch some of the raw tour videos on YouTube with him these things look neither tame nor more trainable than dogs. They're non-stop active and constantly nipping at the guy. Steve clearly isn't a impartial judge on the matter. Definitely not more trainable or obedient than dogs by any stretch: >https://youtu.be/xrKD6SKCJPM?si=8GR-KHpLC40XRhQM&t=149>https://youtu.be/NnbSGt7-MMA?si=Tp1fe7ppnZs_MkcG>https://youtu.be/a9hu86ZY7N0?si=qmNg6hb0SRBOo6BI
>>4891514??The wolverine is clearly being friendly with him, especially in the 1st and 3rd videos he's playing with it like a large dog. Just because it's not sitting around motionless doesn't mean it's dangerous.
>>4891514They’re not being trained for obedience or as house pets, it’s still a wild animal
>>4891514He's kissing the wolverine in the 3rd video, lmao
>>4891766If a dog constantly bites you and you have to play into that to get any sort of rapport it wouldn't be considered trained or under control.>>4891790Then it's obviously not a good replacement for Search and Rescue dogs who often have to operate in high stress environments usually with lots of strangers and other dogs. The wolverines clearly have no comparable discipline to dogs despite Kroschels biased claims and him raising them from birth. The article itself even admits wolverines can't be trusted to dig out a person by themselves, something rescue dogs are already perfectly capable of. It would have been good to see an actual analysis from Search and Rescue experts rather than the article just taking bold statements from a single wolverine conservationist at face value. >>4891822The wolverine definitely wears the pants in that relationship.
>>4890439More honey badger smarts content please
>>4891514That 3rd video is adorable!
>>4890439MOAR RATEL
>>4891514That wolverine is so playful
>>4889768I want to visit a dog park with a wolverine in tow
>>4890439Why doesn't this place post more about badgers?
>>4889768>You can train them to a harness very easily, they love that IDGI, do they have a bondage fetish?
>>4890439Is Stoffel still alive?
>>4894715I think the real question is "Will any of us ever be as alive as Stoffel?".
>>4889945impressive
>>4889768yeah.. sure
>>4889768These things used to walk by my house in the winter, the tracks it left took scary.
>>4894757>implying dogs wouldn't eat your own poop if you put it in a dish in front of them
>>4890236Chimps are absolutely not the second smartest species on Earth.All Cetaceans especially Orcas and Bottle Nosed Dolphins, aswell as Proboscideans are infinitely smarter than chimps.
>>4896207>Bottle Nosed DolphinsMost of the dolphin's brain is dedicated to echolocation, which has limited application beyond navigating the ocean by detecting acoustics because their vision is rather poor (some dolphin species are nearly blind). It doesn't really lead to the kind of complex problem-solving skills that chimps have.
>>4896053What do you normally feed your dog? My dog doesn't eat shit. Maybe yours just takes after you.
>>4891824It only takes 6 generations to begin pinning down traits. I would image a couple wolverines could cover more ground than a medium/large sized dog and are far more cold hardy than just about any dog breed with a decent nose. No one though mink could be decent and semi trainable rat exterminators either.
>>4896446Mink Man also uses honey badgers to kill rats now:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyE_CL_ruCo
>>4896351Just because you don't see your dog eat shit doesn't mean it never happens
>>4891514I want a wolverine fren
>>4893113Anons who think anyone who thinks honey badgers are cool is le reddit, because most examples of honey badgers "not giving a fuck" involves stock mustelid behavior/traits.That YouTube video anon posted on the other hand is not stock mustelid behavior.
>>4896902my dog does not eat shit, sorry about yours. its not diet btw. its a hormone mediated genetic trait that correlates with breed and spay/neuter status.
>>4893113>>4897679Honey badger memes predate Reddit and were more of a Youtube thing
why are the cute things always so dangerous
>>4897679It's funny because Reddit is land of the catfags. Honey badgers rarely get mentioned.
>>4890439I love honey badgers
>>4898035Wolverines aren't that dangerous compared to other wild animals with fearsome claws
>>4889945Are gators hiding bodies a problem in Arizona?
>>4889768I'd like to see the feds try to seize my pet wolverine
>>4901566yes
>>4889768They're the best there is at what they do.
>>4889945Alligators in Arizona? Since when? We trained dogs to sniff out skin cancers/melanoma at my old practice. Worked over 95% of the time, but they get distracted easily, but the proof of concept was sound. Tumors give off sulfur-based metabolites, which smell like "rotten eggs" to dogs, but is far too faint for us to detect.
>>4889802What is it about mustelids that make them so damn angry and aggressive?
>>4896053Literally witnessed this once
>>4904676Short lifespanThe risk of dying means less when you only got 2 years
>>4889945>otters are hunting down and raping human corpses now>and we're helping themTOD when?
>>4905101Otters don't rape humans. Only orangutans and dolphins do.
>>4890244>triggering the dogschizos this easilyabsolutely based
>>4890391>disboweled
>>4890391Wolverines are safer to work with than most wild animals
>>4889768Even if, still gonna smell worse. Damned giant ferrets. I'd still wrassle one.
>>4907113Ferrets make great pets as well
>>4889945cute
