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Chum Salmon Spawning | Oncorhynchus keta

This is a male chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). Despite his poor condition, the male was still swimming and competing with other males to spawn with females. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.

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This is a male chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). Despite his poor condition, the male was still swimming and competing with other males to spawn with females. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.