There’s been a lot going on in animal news this year. Perhaps the best animal story of 2024 came right at the end of the year, when orcas (Orcinus orca) started wearing salmon hats again after a 37-year hiatus from the fabulous fad. And while scientists don’t really know why orcas are balancing dead fish […]
A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs. These are scenes […]
People in the U.S. eat more salmon than any other fish, chowing down on an annual average of nearly 3.5 pounds per capita, according to the National Fisheries Institute. It’s second only to shrimp in the seafood popularity contest. But not all of that salmon is as advertised, according to new research. Salmon sold in […]
