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How does a Salmon know exactly where they were born?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

They 'imprint' the chemical composition of the stretch of water where they hatch. Once they reach adulthood (after swimming in the oceans) they use this imprinted knowledge to 'home in' on the river where they hatched.

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