The document follows a Canadian Lynx family over the course of a year from birth through hunting and survival. It describes 6 kittens being born blind and nursing for 2 months before learning to hunt in pairs in the fall. As winter approaches, the kittens must learn to hunt rodents and birds to survive threats like traps and loss of habitat that endanger the species. By spring, the now independent kittens are finding mates to continue the cycle.