But tonight, Starry Sturgeon is abandoning the Black Sea, laden with eggs, she swims against the current of the Danube River delta, heading upriver for the spring spawning! (Ceapa et al. 2002). #2025MMM
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Meanwhile, on Stephens Island in New Zealand, the morning dawn ends Tuatara's nocturnal hunting. After a summer of hunting seabird eggs & nestlings, in the austral autumn Tuatara's meals are primarily bugs & other invertebrates (Fraser, 1993). #2025MMM
All of a sudden #MMMagic translocates Tuatara to the chilly waters of the Danube River... but Tuatara is cold tolerant & can swim in waters down to 41F! (Thompson & Daugherty 1998) #2025MMM
OH NO... a drift bottom gillnet has captured the CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Starry Sturgeon as illegal poachers seek a criminal payday for her eggs... aka CAVIAR!!! #2025MMM
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