The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a medium-sized North American cat
breeding across Alaska, Canada and much of the contiguous United States.
It has long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts, and broad
paws. It is a good swimmer and climber. A specialist predator, the lynx
depends heavily on snowshoe hares for food, which leads to a
prey–predator cycle, as populations of the two species respond to each
other. The lynx hunts at twilight or at night, ambushing hares and
killing them by biting the head or throat. After a gestation period of
two to three months, up to eight kittens are born which are weaned at
three months. This lynx occurs predominantly in dense boreal forests,
its range coinciding with that of the hare. Given its abundance and no
severe threats, the Canada lynx is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN
Red List. It is regularly trapped for the international fur trade in
most of Alaska and Canada but is protected in the south due to threats
such as habitat loss.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_lynx>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1356:
The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central
Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1356_Basel_earthquake>
1954:
The first commercial transistor radio, the Regency TR-1, was
introduced in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_radio>
1967:
The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to
perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet
(Venus).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_4>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
brae:
1. (Northern England, Scotland) The sloping bank of a river valley.
2. (Northern England, Scotland) Any hillside or slope.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brae>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
As against the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith, there has to be a
visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of
society that is caring and humane. I worked to put this view of social
justice into effect throughout my years in office.
--Pierre Trudeau
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pierre_Trudeau>