Aug 9, 2010: Salmon Run
Salmon, having located the outlet of the stream they came from, begin their struggle against barriers and predators, to return to where they were born... uh, hatched.
http://cellar.org/2010/salmonspawn.jpg The stream dumps into what looks big enough to be an ocean inlet, but it must be fresh water because they've already turned red. link |
Happy looking bear at the link too. Mmm - now I'm hungry
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Salmon: The Other Pink Meat.
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the theory behind salmon turning red, is that the bears are mostly nocturnal, and red is the first colour the eye loses distinction of as light diminishes.
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Sounds like a good theory... except up there, as you well know, there's plenty of daylight bear activity. :confused:
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Seems like one could get a lifetime's worth of Omega-3s just by rolling around in that water.
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How can they call it a salmon "run"? Little fellers look like they're swimming, to me.
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I just watched (listened to really, we were in the car) a show on this the other day (netflix rocks), it said that for even 100 salmon that hatch, 4 make it all the way back.
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Salmon are ugly fish. I'm glad they don't spawn around here. The smell like fish too!
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Salmon in the ocean, are great looking fish. When they return to the streams to spawn, their life is just about over. They turn red (and a touch green), have little or nothing to eat, and the males especially, get that hooked jaw.
After spawning, they all die in their home stream or lake. A bonanza for scavengers, but quite a mess sometimes. |
heehee
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