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.
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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
_____________________________ 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
___________________________ 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
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