Sally
Salmon
Sally and her family were born in the creek. Now she is back to have her babies in the very same place.
My mom laid her eggs here and covered them with gravel. We lived here until we were big enough to swim to the ocean.
Where I was born
Under the gravel in the creek
My science name
Oncorhynchus
Say it like this: on-co-RINK-us
True facts
- Salmon find their way back to the stream where they were born. They find it by smell!
- A mother salmon digs a nest in the gravel with her tail. It is called a redd.
- Salmon start life in fresh water, grow up in the salt water of the ocean, then come home.
