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After spawning salmon deteriorate rapidly as their bodies have lost a lot of corticosteroids during spawning.This is called programmed aging. Most adult salmon die in the streams they were born in.
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Why do bears go to rapid rivers to catch salmon?
because Salmon are swimming upstream to spawn and the bear knows....they can sense them.
How long does it take for a mother salmon to give birth to a salmon?
Every salmon is different but I would say 1-12 hours. They go up rivers from September- November to spawn
What do salmon do just before they die?
They spawn.
What is the name of a baby trout?
A young salmon (or a trout of the salmon family) is called smolt.
What fishes swim miles upstream to spawn?
salmon
What month do salmon start the journey back up stream?
It depends on the species of the salmon, Chinook (King) Salmon spawn between the months of September and October. Coho (Silver) Salmon spawn between the months of October and November. And Atlantic Salmon spawn between the months of November and December.
Goes from the sea to the river to lay eggs?
Salmon definitely go from the sea and up river to spawn (lay eggs)
What dangers do salmon encounter on their journey to spawn?
Salmon encounter much hardships on their journey to spawn. A salmon has to swim the opposite way a stream is flowing, Salmon have to jump up mini waterfalls where hungry brown or black bears are waiting, other fish tend to eat the eggs or the fish that are about to spawn, they risk getting eaten by birds such as gannets and hawks and humans tend to prey on Salmon to eat.
What is a fish that lives in a area and travels to another to spawn?
Salmon live in the ocean, but swim up rivers to spawn.
Name of a Fish which travels up a river to spawn?
Salmon is one fish that travels up a river to spawn.
What fish returns from the ocean to the fresh waters where it was born?
Salmon are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean and then return to the fresh water to spawn. Salmon have the reputation of returning to the same place they were born in order to spawn.
Where do salmon spawn in UK?
FRS Freshwater Laboratory Faskally Pitlochry Perthshire
