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08-Feb-2020

The chase is on

The Canada Lynx loves snowshoe hares. Love them so much that it is the number one prey item the Lynx feeds on which can represent about 80% of its diet. So, the snowshoe hare has to be always on alert. The hare's fur turns to white in the winter months to help it blend into the snowy landscape hoping to escape detection. Its big and wide hind feet act like snowshoes, hence the hare's name, keeping the hare afloat on top of deep snow as it runs.

Chasing each other is good practice.


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golfpic10-Feb-2020 00:43
The snowshoe hare is prey to many predators including the Pine Marten. There is this famous video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFUWf1A0WUA
Missed Opportunities09-Feb-2020 18:29
The Lynx is a cat I've only seen very rarely; and since we only have rabbits here in Virginia, that may be the reason I rarely see Lynx