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Sal mon are cre ated ab le to li ve both in fresh and salt wa ter.
The pur po se of this is re ve aled in the mi ra cu lo us jo ur ney they
ma ke, swim ming hund reds of ki lo me ters to re ach the ir des ti -
na ti on. Most At lan tic sal mon co ver a dis tan ce of ne arly 4,000
ki lo me ters (2,400 miles) in the cour se of their jour ney.
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