The Great Escape: How the Trouts Got Out!

Posted by Alex in Animal on December 16, 2007 at 4:11 am


Wildlife photographer Dennis Bright captured a photograph of trouts escaping their ponds through a metal feed pipe!

[Dennis photographed] the trout making giant leaps out of their pond into a metal feed pipe three feet above the water level.

They then fought against the current for 30ft to the end of the eight inch wide pipe, which emerges underwater in a tributary of the River Itchen near Alresford, Hants.

Apparently, the trouts thought the pipe was just another waterfall to jump:

David Bassett, of the British Trout Association, said: "They will be thinking that water falling from the pipe is a waterfall leading upstream. Then they will follow their natural life cycle to get upstream."

And Paul Knight, of the Salmon and Trout Association, added: "They will follow instinct. I don’t think they would be looking up at the pipe and thinking, ‘Come on lads, let’s go for it.’"

Link, with larger pic (Photo: Dennis Bright)




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11 comments to "The Great Escape: How the Trouts Got Out!"

  1. Tim Giachetti
    December 16th, 2007 at 4:18 am

    It’s Trout for singular and Trout for plural.

  2. Chris
    December 16th, 2007 at 4:42 am

    Go Nemo! Go!

  3. joe m
    December 16th, 2007 at 5:31 am

    Well of course they wouldn’t say ‘Come on lads, let’s go for it.’ They don’t say ‘lads’…. they say ‘guys’!

  4. Ali S.
    December 16th, 2007 at 9:40 am

    *hums the Great Escape theme song*

    ;)

  5. Alex
    December 16th, 2007 at 2:31 pm

    According to American Heritage Dictionary, both “trout” and “trouts” are acceptable plurals of the fishies.

  6. ted
    December 16th, 2007 at 4:56 pm

    I think British trout say “lads” or “mates”.

  7. Doug
    December 16th, 2007 at 9:28 pm

    Fish usually swim pointed upstream even when they are moving downstream, so my fish science friend tells me that this is most likely a picture of fish falling out of the pipe instead of jumping into it. Sorry.

  8. Terry
    December 16th, 2007 at 11:07 pm

    I agree with Doug. Salmon swim upstream, not trout. And definitely not like that. They just aren’t that smart. I call fake!

  9. Justin
    December 17th, 2007 at 12:14 am

    They face up stream because thats the direction food comes in. As for swimming up stuff like this, trout do it too, but salmon are more famous for it. Besides I believe the two species are closely related anyways.

  10. Kiera
    December 17th, 2007 at 11:51 am

    That…is dedication. Either on the part of the fish or someone “making this up.” Why does someone always have to call fark? Why can’t we just enjoy a remarkable thing?

    I’m going to make an inspirational poster out of this and sell millions. T-shirts, too.

  11. Billy
    December 18th, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    Chopped….


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