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Where the wildcats go

upon the Northern United States, deep snow blankets the boreal forest for months on end. It’s a stark season, but that very harshness helps lynx out-hunt other predators. These elusive felids, which caterwaul during mating season like Taylor Swift super-fans with front-row seats, grow shaggy gray winter coats, blending into the landscape. With long hind legs and large furry feet, they bound across the snow, pursuing snowshoe hares where other predators tend to

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