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This myth is reflected by a former specific epithet used for this fish, rex-salmonorum, rex being Latin for "king". [2] [3] [4] The king-of-the-salmon is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Chile. It is usually found in the open ocean to a depth of 900 meters (3,000 feet), though adults sometimes feed on the sea bottom. [5]
Natal homing, or natal philopatry, is the homing process by which some adult animals that have migrated away from their juvenile habitats return to their birthplace to reproduce. This process is primarily used by aquatic animals such as sea turtles and salmon, although some migratory birds and mammals also practice similar reproductive ...
A grizzly bear ambushing a jumping salmon during an annual salmon run. A salmon run is an annual fish migration event where many salmonid species, which are typically hatched in fresh water and live most of their adult life downstream in the ocean, swim back against the stream to the upper reaches of rivers to spawn on the gravel beds of small creeks.
Animals that use sun compass orientation are fish, birds, sea-turtles, butterflies, bees, sandhoppers, reptiles, and ants. [15] When sandhoppers (such as Talitrus saltator) are taken up a beach, they easily find their way back down to the sea. It has been shown that this is not simply by moving downhill or towards the sight or sound of the sea.
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are also known in the United States as king salmon or "blackmouth salmon", and as "spring salmon" in British Columbia, Canada. Chinook salmon is the largest of all Pacific salmon, frequently exceeding 6 ft (1.8 m) and 14 kg (30 lb). [ 45 ]
Wild Kingdom was a wildlife documentary series that originally ran from 1963 to 1988. Episodes Season 1: 1963 Title Broadcast date Episode "Designs for Survival" January 6, 1963 (January 6, 1963) S01E001 How adaptations help animals survive in their habitats "Capturing Wild Animals" January 13, 1963 (January 13, 1963) S01E002 Trapping and capturing techniques "Myths and Superstitions" January ...
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Some of the best-known anadromous fishes are the Pacific salmon species, such as Chinook (king), coho (silver), chum (dog), pink (humpback) and sockeye (red) salmon. These salmon hatch in small freshwater streams. From there they migrate to the sea to mature, living there for two to six years.