Jeremy Wade with a white sturgeon, the largest and most primitive freshwater fish in North America. The biggest white sturgeon on record stretched more than 20 feet in length and weighed almost 1,800 pounds.
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The white sturgeon has been around for at least 100 million years, which would have qualified it to star in the movie "Jurassic Park." They're also very long-lived fish; the oldest white sturgeon on record lived to 104 years old.
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A northern pike, a popular sport fish in North America and Europe. This long, thin fish got its name from its resemblance to the pole-like weapon called a pike"
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Jeremy Wade with a sockeye salmon in Alaska. This fish is also called the red salmon; both the male and female turn red just before the spawning season, when they leave the Pacific Ocean and migrate up freshwater streams and rivers to reproduce.
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The male sockeye salmon, seen here, develops a hump on its back and its jaws and teeth become hooked during its move from salt to fresh water.
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A grizzly bear lingers nearby as Jeremy hauls in a sockeye salmon. The bears in this area of Alaska seemed to have little fear of humans. In fact, one grizzly bear got a little too close for comfort during filming.
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