Leaping sturgeon provide a show for nature lovers on Maine rivers
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A shortnose sturgeon belly flops on Kennebec River, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A shortnose sturgeon crashes down on its back after leaping from the Kennebec River, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. Scientists speculate the mysterious behavior may be anything from a form of communication to parasite removal. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)The whiskers and mouth of a bottom-feeding shortnose sturgeon, used for eating everything from aquatic insects to crustaceans, is seen as it jumps from the Kennebec River, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A shortnose sturgeon leaps from the Kennebec River, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A shortnose sturgeon leaps from the Kennebec River, upstream from the Memorial Bridge, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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A shortnose sturgeon belly flops on Kennebec River, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)