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Do salmon take care of their young?
Yes, salmon do take care of their young. After spawning, the female salmon prepares a nest called a redd in which she lays her eggs. The male then releases sperm over the eggs, and both parents may guard the redds from predators until they die shortly after spawning.
Where do salmon migrate to?
Salmon migrate in order to reproduce. Salmon live most of their lives in the ocean, but reproduce in rivers. Spawning time depends on the location. When it is time to spawn, the fish swim upriver. Many are caught by predators such as bears and humans. When the salmon reach the spawning grounds, they will mate, lay eggs, and die. After the eggs hatch, the young will swim downriver to the sea. The Copper River in Alaska is famous for salmon. Here is a more detailed article on salmon spawning. http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/salmon-info3.htm
Do lampreys care for their offspring?
No. The lampreys live one or two years before spawning. Like salmon, they die soon after spawing. Therefore, its impossible for a ghost lamprey to care for its young.
How salmon reproduce?
They hatch from eggs - then join the microscopic life in the stream. They 'chemically imprint' the 'taste' of the stream where they hatch, and are able to find their way back there to spawn once they reach maturity.Known as spawning: A female salmon will lay eggs in the upper reaches of streams and rivers, and the male will fertilise the eggs. Once the eggs hatch, the young salmon spend sometime in fresh water before heading out into the sea where they eventually become adults. They will return eventually to spawn in the same river in which they had been hatched.
What is the name of a baby trout?
A young salmon (or a trout of the salmon family) is called smolt.
How many young do laketrout have?
Thousands of eggs are laid at each spawning cycle.
What does spirit bear behavior?
Spirit bears, like other bears, exhibit behaviors such as foraging for food, mating, and caring for their young. They are also known to be excellent fishers, often catching salmon using their keen sense of smell and agility. Spirit bears are generally solitary animals, except when they gather at important food sources, such as salmon spawning grounds.
Do salmon eat other salmon?
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.
What eat salmon?
Bears, wolves, eagles, seagulls ( when the salmon are young ), orcas, and other fish. Also humans eat alot of salmon
Do bald eagles eat salmon?
Yes bald eagles will eat bass they are carnivores.
Does salom fish give birth to live young?
I am assuming you meant salmon. No, salmon is a fish that lays eggs.
What 4 meaning of fingerling?
A young salmon. See Parr.
