Something Fishy Is Happening Inside the Ears of Delta Smelt
Abnormalities in the ear bones of hatchery-reared delta smelt could challenge efforts to save the endangered fish.
Annie Roth is a freelance science journalist based in Santa Cruz, California who enjoys writing about it animals and the people who study them. She writes best when there is a cat in her lap.
Abnormalities in the ear bones of hatchery-reared delta smelt could challenge efforts to save the endangered fish.
She was born in captivity, it turns out. And she'll only get to stay free and wild if she behaves—so humans should definitely not feed her, take selfies with her,...