Page 177 - The Miracle of Migration in Animals

HARUN YAHYA

Throughout the journey, salmon expends a lot of effort and an
enormous amount of energy, but in spite of this it eats nothing at all,
because the energy it will need on its tiring journey has already been
stored. What’s more, the amount of fuel required has been perfectly

calculated and stored accordingly.
When examining such factors as the respective salinity of the sea
and of the rivers, it emerges that salmon are perfectly equipped to
live both in the sea and in freshwater environments.
In spite of all their difficulties, salmon successfully return to
their birthplace to spawn; and have been making this incredible jour-
ney for millions of years.
All salmon that have ever lived have had the same success in
this seemingly impossible task. How and why?
Research has shown that to carry out this journey, salmon pos-
sess a special sensory system—a natural compass that can perceive
the world’s magnetism to help them find their way in the ocean and
navigate without error in the vast Pacific. But how do salmon find
their natal streams? This requires a system completely different from
a natural compass.
Research has shown that salmon are created with the most sen-
sitive olfactory organs. Every branch of every river on Earth has its
own chemical composition, and salmon find the one they were
spawned in by following its scent. 48

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