Peter Coates
Every year, wild salmon travel hundreds of miles upstream. They fight fierce river currents, leap over rocks and small waterfalls, and die by the thousands of starvation, disease, and exposure to cold. Even if they surmount these obstacles, the fish risk becoming dinner for hungry predators like bears, birds, and humans. Guided by a keen sense of smell, the survivors travel to their original hatching grounds, where they breed, spawn, and quickly die. ,Salmon, reveals this amazing life cycle to be just part of the larger story of these fascinating fish. The cultural life of salmon, Peter Coates explains, is rich with myths about â€œthe king of fish,â€ from lands as diverse as Nova Scotia, Norway, Korea, and California. Coatesâ€™s history details the salmonâ€™s cherished symbolic meaning as well as its current status as the ignoble product of fish hatcheries. Encompassing evolutionary, ecological, and cultural perspectives, ,Salmon ,is the perfect book for anyone who has ever eaten or tried to catch this delightfulâ€”and delectableâ€”fish.Â 
Animals
Salmon