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What kind of fish swim up stream?
The cute little creatures called salmon are the fish that swim up stream! Bears love them. :0)
What does it mean swimming up stream?
Swimming upstream is to do something the hard way. It is more difficult to swim against the current. Salmon swim upstream in order to spawn.
Do salmon swim up Niagara falls?
No.
Where do salmon live most of their lives?
mostly swimming with the stream but during breeding season they will swim upstream
Do salmon pair up before swimming up stream?
yes
How can salmon swim in the sea?
Salmon swim in the sea. Salmon are fish. Fish love water. The sea is water. Thus, salmon swim in the sea. Voila!
Why do salmon like to live in fresh water streams?
Salmon like to live in the ocean. There is lots of food, and they can grow big and strong so as to be able to swim up their home stream to spawn. In fact, they can smell which stream is theirs, but only if the water is flowing fast enough to make them swim up it. So, salmon and steelhead trout are anadromous, that is, they go back to where they were born to spawn, but otherwise prefer to live in the ocean.
Where do salmon swim up river?
Energy from it's food.
Why do salmon swim in the river?
Salmon leap if they meet a mini waterfall when they are heading up river to breed. The strong, muscly tails that they use for swimming also help them to trust them though the air. That is how and why a salmon leaps.
What is special about the lifestyle of salmon?
The life cycle of a Salmon starts in a fresh water stream. After hatching the fish swims to the sea where it spends almost all of its life. Finally it returns back to the spot it was born; the fresh water stream, & to reach it, it even has to swim up the falls. This is only where it would have sex or lay eggs again.
What is the unique about salmon move to spawn?
Almost all Salmon swim back to the place they were born themselves to spawn. This requires them to undertake extremely long journey, right up to the stream source where they were born. For reaching there the salmon have to swim upstream ( against the flow of stream), which is quite exhausting for them. Additionally when the salmon swim back for spawning they are hunted enthusiastically by many carnivores like Bears etc. This results in death of many salmon during the journey. When the salmon leave ocean ( where they habit after becoming adults) to go back to freshwater streams to spawn the fish undergoes physical transformation to adapt itself from the saltwater to fresh water conditions. All Pacific ocean salmon die after spawning. Whereas the Atlantic Ocean salmon might return back to ocean after spawning to continue its lifecycle.
What is the bump called on the back of a male salmon?
The bump on a male salmon when returning up stream is called a hump.
