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		<title>The Predatory Muskellunge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>The Northern Pike</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-northern-pike/" title="The Northern Pike" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/np1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="northern pike" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/np1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/np1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/np1a-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 northern pike, aka pike, is a large species of predatory fish that dwells in freshwater and sometimes even brackish (partially salty) water habitats. They can be found in Canada, United States, Europe, and Asia. With no major threats, either natural or man-made, a tendency to be invasive, and an [&#x2026;]</p>
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