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September 23, 1911
The Wichita Searchlight
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
What is this article about?
The beluga, a massive fish up to 1,000 pounds from the Volga River, supplies caviare; natives discard its dainty flesh and preserve roe. It swallows pebbles to anchor against currents and disgorges them when waters calm.
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The Quaint Beluga.
Caviare can be made of the roe of any fish; but the principal supply comes from the sturgeon and the beluga. The latter is about the most curious fish in the world. It weighs up to 1,000 pounds and inhabits the waters of the swift-flowing Volga. It is so abundant that the natives of Astracan throw away the flesh-- which is whiter than veal and very dainty--and preserve only the spawn, of which they sometimes take as much as 200 pounds out of one fish. This beluga lies on the bottom of the river at certain seasons and swallows many large pebbles of great weight to ballast itself against the force of the stream; that is, the pebbles act as an anchor. When the flood subsides and the waters are less violent the beluga disgorges itself; that is, it unballasts, hauls in its anchor and swims about for provender.
Caviare can be made of the roe of any fish; but the principal supply comes from the sturgeon and the beluga. The latter is about the most curious fish in the world. It weighs up to 1,000 pounds and inhabits the waters of the swift-flowing Volga. It is so abundant that the natives of Astracan throw away the flesh-- which is whiter than veal and very dainty--and preserve only the spawn, of which they sometimes take as much as 200 pounds out of one fish. This beluga lies on the bottom of the river at certain seasons and swallows many large pebbles of great weight to ballast itself against the force of the stream; that is, the pebbles act as an anchor. When the flood subsides and the waters are less violent the beluga disgorges itself; that is, it unballasts, hauls in its anchor and swims about for provender.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Beluga Fish
Caviare Roe
Volga River
Pebbles Anchor
Astracan Natives
Where did it happen?
Waters Of The Swift Flowing Volga, Astracan
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Location
Waters Of The Swift Flowing Volga, Astracan
Story Details
Description of the beluga fish, which provides caviare roe, weighs up to 1,000 pounds, and swallows pebbles to anchor against the stream current, later disgorging them.