Salmon 2

Salmon 2

As they struggle to return up river, they turn brilliant red, with green heads. The males grow sharp teeth and a hooked snout. The salmon struggle and deteriorate as they make this gruelling journey. It has been termed "suicidal love-making", for the fish are so completely exhausted by the time spawning is complete that both the male and female salmon rot and die. The salmon find the original place they hatched through an acute sense of smell and taste! [BM] {FW}