Editing Muskellunge (section)

==Diet==
Muskies are ambush predators who will swiftly bite their prey and then swallow it head first. Muskellunge are the top predator in any body of water where they occur and they will eat larger prey than most other freshwater fish.<ref name=AnimalDiv>{{cite web|url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Esox_masquinongy/|title=Esox masquinongy|website=Animal Diveresity}}</ref> They eat all varieties of fish present in their ecosystem (including other muskellunge), along with the occasional [[insect]],<ref name=AnimalDiv /> [[muskrat]], [[rat]], [[mouse]],<ref name=AnimalDiv /> [[frog]], or [[duck]]. They are capable of taking prey up to two-thirds of their body length due to their large stomachs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/documents/musky/MuskellungeFactSheet2012.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825201702/http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Fishing/documents/musky/MuskellungeFactSheet2012.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-25 |url-status=live|title=Muskellunge (''Esox masquinongy'')|last1=Simonson|first1=Tim|website=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> There have even been reports of large muskellunge attacking small [[dogs]] and even humans, although most of these reports are greatly exaggerated.<ref name=AnimalDiv />