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Awesome Arctic Animals
Answer:
Smelt
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Kakilaak
means smelt in Inuktitut.
Smelt have one thing going for them: there are lots and lots of them. Otherwise,
they're small, easy to locate and easy to catch. They're a staple food for
many larger fish, a common snack for many birds and a seasonal treat for humans.
And since each smelt only provides a single bite of nourishment, they get
eaten in large numbers. But, for each smelt that is eaten, another survives
to spawn another day and keep the rivers and the sea full of slashing slivers
of silver.
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© California Department of Fish
and Game.
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