Every living being is connected to all the others through Nature's Web®. Find out how the animals of the Northern Forest are connected!
Choose an animal from the list in step one. Then, choose an animal from the list in step two. Click the Connect! button and see how their lives are intertwined.
Canada Lynx to Moose 2 degrees of separation.
While the Canada lynx relies most heavily on snowshoe hare for food, this cat will sometimes eat pine marten.
Pine martens eat mostly mice and other small rodents, but at certain times of the year they feed extensively on wild fruit. They also eat birds, birds eggs, insects, reptiles, fish and moose carrion
Image Credits: Robert Benson: Peregrine Falcon; Corbis: Moose; Eyewire: Canada Lynx, Snowshoe Hare, Bald Eagle, Pine Marten, Common Loon
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