Salmon run;Bears,Eagles,Wolves
Many people are accustomed to see bears catching jumping salmon as if catching the Frisbee with mouth by standing in the river. It is amazing to see how well they catch the jumping salmon with mouth. It is also amazing how high salmon can jump and how they find their river they were born after spending years in the sea.
I came across youtube video on bears catching salmon in the river. If you are a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click here to watch the video.
Grizzly Bears catching salmon
Did you know that salmon travel back to the river using their sense of smell?
According to pbs website, article says, shortly after salmon is hatched, baby salmon would memorize the unique chemical signature of their birth stream, and they follow the smell back after spending years in the sea.
You can read full article on salmon run at pbs website here.
When you look at salmon's life cycle, it is very interesting. They hatch in the river and, swim out thousands of miles to the sea, spending years and they will come back to the river they were born surviving through all obstacles such as bears, wolves, eagles to lay their eggs.
Bellow is youtube video I came across on Eagle catching salmon. If you are a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click here to watch the video.
Eagle catching salmon
When I think of birds and fish, I imagine bird in the water, dip their head in, and hold fish in their beak, but eagle seems to carry fish with feet (talons) rather than their beak. Do you know why?
According to Journey north bald eagle website, eagle carry fish with feet (talons) because..
1. carrying with beak make them difficult to fly
2. when carrying their prey, they need to be carried far away from face to avoid attack from prey
You can read full article on eagle catching fish at Journey North Bald Eagle website here .
On the talk of eagle,have you ever wondered whether eagle can swim? I have, because I have never seen eagle swim, but rather we see more footage of them carry prey with their foot (talons). I have never seen eagle eating fish in the water like other birds. However, eagle can swim.I found a youtube video of eagle swimming. I did not know they can swim.
If you are a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click hereto watch the video.
Swimming Eagle
Wolves catching salmon
It is interesting to see how well wolves catch salmon.They may spend a couple of minutes or less in the water stalking the salmon and grab with mouth and out to the side.I was very surprised to find out wolves are very good at fishing.
On the other hand,I wonder why they do not stand in the river just like bears during salmon run to catch the jumping salmon in the mid air.I would imagine catching the salmon in the air is easy task for them.
Another amazing video is about dog fishing. I do not consider our stumpy Corgi "Palette" as water dog but I wonder if dogs are good at catching fish just like their ancestors;wolves.
Then,I found a youtube video about dog named "Brutus" fishing.If you were a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click here to watch the video.
Brutus,the Fishing dog
I thought it was interesting to watch the video on how dog catch fish.
Do your dogs love fish?
I came across youtube video on bears catching salmon in the river. If you are a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click here to watch the video.
Grizzly Bears catching salmon
Did you know that salmon travel back to the river using their sense of smell?
According to pbs website, article says, shortly after salmon is hatched, baby salmon would memorize the unique chemical signature of their birth stream, and they follow the smell back after spending years in the sea.
You can read full article on salmon run at pbs website here.
When you look at salmon's life cycle, it is very interesting. They hatch in the river and, swim out thousands of miles to the sea, spending years and they will come back to the river they were born surviving through all obstacles such as bears, wolves, eagles to lay their eggs.
Bellow is youtube video I came across on Eagle catching salmon. If you are a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click here to watch the video.
Eagle catching salmon
It is interesting to see how well Eagle catch the salmon without a miss with just a quick dip of feet (talons) in the water.Then, carry fish with feet (talons), not beak.
When I think of birds and fish, I imagine bird in the water, dip their head in, and hold fish in their beak, but eagle seems to carry fish with feet (talons) rather than their beak. Do you know why?
According to Journey north bald eagle website, eagle carry fish with feet (talons) because..
1. carrying with beak make them difficult to fly
2. when carrying their prey, they need to be carried far away from face to avoid attack from prey
You can read full article on eagle catching fish at Journey North Bald Eagle website here .
On the talk of eagle,have you ever wondered whether eagle can swim? I have, because I have never seen eagle swim, but rather we see more footage of them carry prey with their foot (talons). I have never seen eagle eating fish in the water like other birds. However, eagle can swim.I found a youtube video of eagle swimming. I did not know they can swim.
If you are a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click hereto watch the video.
Swimming Eagle
Another obstacle salmon encounter on their journey back to their river is wolves. I came across the youtube video on wolves catching salmon. If you are a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click here to watch the video.
Wolves catching salmon
It is interesting to see how well wolves catch salmon.They may spend a couple of minutes or less in the water stalking the salmon and grab with mouth and out to the side.I was very surprised to find out wolves are very good at fishing.
On the other hand,I wonder why they do not stand in the river just like bears during salmon run to catch the jumping salmon in the mid air.I would imagine catching the salmon in the air is easy task for them.
Another amazing video is about dog fishing. I do not consider our stumpy Corgi "Palette" as water dog but I wonder if dogs are good at catching fish just like their ancestors;wolves.
Then,I found a youtube video about dog named "Brutus" fishing.If you were a blog subscriber or reading from Facebook,please click here to watch the video.
Brutus,the Fishing dog
Palette loves seafood. She eats all kinds of fish, including salmon.However, she has no intention to eat the catfish, rather, roll on it. Therefore, she gets no catfish.
I thought it was interesting to watch the video on how dog catch fish.
Do your dogs love fish?
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