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Each spring, this fish swims into tributary streams to spawn; once in the shallows, the longnose sucker is prey to raptors (like osprey) and mammals (like bears) who know a good meal when they see it.

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The Black Bear eats fish

 
Long Nose Sucker

Why These Fish?

 

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