Salmon is an important part of our diets, because it contains many proteins, vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids. But what else should we know about salmon?
You will find some interesting bits below:
- The female Chinook (or Spring) salmon can carry as many as 4000 eggs.
- The oldest known salmon fossil is 50 million years old.
- In certain stages of their lives, salmon don’t consume anything.
- The longest trip to ever have been taken by a salmon was 3845 km long, and was accomplished by a Chinook salmon, downstream.
- When swimming upstream, salmon are able to jump in the air as high as 2 m.
- Most of the salmon die in result of the fatigue caused by spawning.
- Salmon are high in essential vitamins, and can reduce the risk of coronary artery diseases, and of certain cancers.
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