The Kunimasu: The Amazing Story of a Fish Back From Extinction

Year 2012Episode 4030 minNov 22, 2012
The Kunimasu: The Amazing Story of a Fish Back From Extinction

In December, 2010, news about the discovery of a special fish in Lake Saiko in Yamanashi Prefecture spread rapidly across Japan. It was the kunimasu, a relative of the sockeye salmon that was thought to have died out 70 years ago. But what's even more amazing, Lake Saiko was more than 500 kilometers away from Lake Tazawako in Akita Prefecture, where the kunimasu was previously known to live! How did the kunimasu reappear so far away? NHK joined forces with a Kyoto University research team using sonar and underwater cameras to observe the secrets of its habitat and how it survives. Tune into learn the amazing story of how the kunimasu was found 70 years after supposedly going extinct. We've also got rare footage of the kunimasu in the wild.

The Kunimasu: The Amazing Story of a Fish Back From Extinction has aired on Nov 22, 2012
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