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		<title>The Predatory Muskellunge</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-predatory-muskellunge/" title="The Predatory Muskellunge" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/muskellunge1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="muskellunge" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/muskellunge1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/muskellunge1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/muskellunge1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The muskellunge, aka muskie, musky, ski, or lunge, is the largest predatory species of pike in North America. Being the largest pike also has its disadvantages, too. These fish are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of dams; land pollution; water pollution; overfishing; invasive species, in the [&#x2026;]</p>
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