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		<title>The Tiger Muskellunge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-tiger-muskellunge/" title="The Tiger Muskellunge" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tm1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="tiger muskellunge" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tm1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tm1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tm1a-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 tiger muskellunge, aka tiger muskie, is the typically sterile, hybrid offspring of the true muskellunge and the northern pike. These fish can be found from eastern Canada to northeastern and midwestern United States. They face the threats of habitat division at the hands of dams and other water management [&#x2026;]</p>
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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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