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Cannibalism in salmon has not been registered to date.
I do not doubt that salmon would eat their own young, as most salmonids do (trout are notorious for turning "cannibal"), given the opportunity. However, salmon stop eating before returning to freshwater (their feeding teeth fall out also), otherwise a decent run would entirely decimate the fish stocks of their home river as they passed upstream. I have personally witnessed a male Atlantic salmon kill a salmon "parr" (juvenile salmon of approx. 6 inches), but this is as likely to be territorial behavior as any kind of feeding reflex.
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WHAT do salmon sharks eat?
Salmon ,penguins, seals and other sharks
What eat salmon?
Bears, wolves, eagles, seagulls ( when the salmon are young ), orcas, and other fish. Also humans eat alot of salmon
What do salmon actually eat?
A salmon's diet depends on their species and wheere they are at the time.juvenile salmon eat zooplankton, and larval and adult invertebrates. adults In the ocean eat smaller fish, such as herring, pelagic amphipods and krill.
How much do salmon sharks eat?
none they don't eat salmon they eat small sharks small fish and sting rays they will eat each other if they have to
Do salmon eat fish?
Salmon fish eat aquatic animals like tadpoles, squid, and other smaller fish....
What do salmon fish eat?
Salmon fish eat aquatic animals like tadpoles, squid, and other smaller fish....
Is salmon a herbivore?
No, salmon are omnivores. What salmon eat depends on the species, but when they are young, some eat tiny zooplankton. Other species eat plankton, tiny insects and small crustaceans. When they get older, they eat other fish and larger insects.
Do moose eat salmon?
Moose are herbivores meaning they eat vegetation like grass and tree bark. They do not eat salmon or other forms of meat.
Is a swordfish a herbivoire?
No, they eat salmon and other fishes.
What do salmon eat mushroom?
Salmon do not eat mushrooms. They eat other aquatic wildlife, and mushrooms can't survive underwater. There are a few underwater mushrooms, though.
Are salmon omivores?
Salmon are omivores. They may eat other small peligic fish. A salmon's diet depends on their species and where they are at the time.juvenile salmon eat zooplankton, and larval and adult invertebrates. adults In the ocean eat smaller fish, such as herring, pelagic amphipods and krill.
Can cockatiels eat salmon?
They can't eat salmon.
