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A History of Salmon, in Honor of Fat Bears

Brown bears try to grab red salmon as they jump up the falls on the Brooks River in Katmai National Park., Alaska Saturday July 17, 1999.

[REBROADCAST] Fat Bear Week ends today. In honor of the tubby teddies, we revisit our conversation with Mark Kurlansky about the history of salmon, a fish without which those Ursa Majors would still be Ursa Minors. His book is called Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate.