SALMON FIGHTING IN K^NAI RIVER 
Photo by George Shiras, 3rd 
In the upper pair the rear fish is rending the tail of the other; in the lower couple the fish 
to the right has just bitten a piece out of the dorsal fin of the other (see page 462). "Con- 
tinuously and relentlessly they struggled in couples, rending and tearing the fins and tails, 
scoring with their sharp teeth the somewhat smoother sides, and occasionally seizing, with 
wide-open mouth, the nose or lower jaw of their victim. In one pool, separated by shallow 
water from the others, there were ten salmon, and all in a state of fierce contention." 
Photo by George Shiras, 3rd 
THE IMPRISONED SALMON OF THE UPPER KENAI 
A gaunt and fierce male, the under portion of the body deep red and that above the surface 
of the water a dirty and festering yellow (see pages 457-466) 
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