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fromWIRED
2 days ago

Cocaine-Fueled Wild Salmon Swam Twice as Far as Sober Ones

Cocaine pollution alters fish behavior, causing Atlantic salmon to swim farther and disperse more widely in their environment.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

These rock-climbing fish can shimmy up a 50-foot waterfall

"If you would ask a regular person, do you think fish can climb falls, most of them will tell you: you are crazy. Well, it exists, it is out there."
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OMG science
fromwww.npr.org
1 year ago

Our medications are leaking into waterways and may be changing fish behavior

Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways affects fish behavior.
Clobazam increased migration success in Atlantic salmon during a controlled study.
fromwww.npr.org
1 year ago

Anxiety drugs found in rivers make salmon take more risks

"On the face of it, it sounds like giving drugs to fish is beneficial," said Jack Brand, a biologist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. "But any departure from natural behaviour is likely to have potential broad and negative consequences for the population."
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