In contrast, a fur-bearing animal such as a mink loses its thick underfur in spring and grows a new coat before the next winter.
(a fur-bearing animal such as a mink; loses; its thick underfur in spring) (a fur-bearing animal such as a mink; grows; a new coat; T:before the next winter)
a fur-bearing animal such as a mink a fur-bearing animal such as a mink
loses grows
its thick underfur in spring
a new coat T:before the next winter