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Identifier: animallifeinseao00coop (find matches)
Title: Animal life in the sea and on the land
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Cooper, Sarah. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Fig. 133.—Male Salmon. They even leap the water-falls, and in doing this theydisplay great perseverance. In leaping they throw thebody into a curve, resting on the head and tail; they thenmake a sudden spring, which is greatly aided by the pres-sure of the tail upon the water. The first attempt is of-ten unsuccessful, and they fall, perhaps, upon the rocks orupon the bank of the river ; not discouraged by the fail-ure, they struggle back to the water and try again. 6. It is now customary to place fish-stairs where thereis a water-fall or a dam too high for the salmon to mount.These consist of a series of steps made of wood or stone,which divide the height into a succession of small falls.The salmon soon learn to leap from one step to another,and in this way they reach the top without difficulty. 7. Spawning.—Salmon, it is said, have a leader on thesejourneys, and follow him in regular order. Having ar- 208 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. n
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Fig. 134.—Salmon-fishing. rived at some suitable place, they hollow out nests in thebottom of the stream, and deposit their eggs, covering THE MIGRATION OF FISHES. 209 them with gravel, and then taking no further care ofthem. 8. They eat little or nothing while in fresh water, andthey reach the spawning-ground bruised and exhaustedby the hardships they have endured. They therefore restfor a while after the spawning process, which occupieseight or ten days, and then eagerly return to the sea.

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