What are they? What are those spikes on its back? Why does it have whiskers? The form and shape and liveliness of the sturgeon are sufficient to draw his gaze. That like humans, white sturgeon begin to mature in their teenage years - and they are known to reach 100 years in age.īut the child, by his nature, is curious. That a female white sturgeon can release 100,000 to 3,000,000 eggs at each spawning. The otherworldly vacuum-tube jaws they use to suck and sift prey from the mud bottom. Unimpeded by others and their opinions, he does so.Ĭertainly, there are many facts about these white sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus) that might further fascinate the boy. I wish to observe the creature more closely. It is a simple response: I do not know this creature. The fish intrigue him, but not because someone ordered him to do so. This laboratory bench is built for adults to sit at, but the child sees the bench, and noting its height in relation to him, instinctively places and rests his arms upon the bench, as if the bench had always been designed for that purpose, and for his very body. Safety, food, and shelter aside, the child has no expectations of the world around him - he simply observes the nature of things around him, and places himself intuitively before that context. We are then asked to fit ourselves into new shapes and new frames - in our heart and in our form, in our words and in our ways.īut not here. A shirt or skirt that no longer fits, because we simply have grown in size. A toy or a book that is no longer suitable, because we are too old for that thing. What simplicity and gentleness this scene sings.Īs children, we are often told that we have outgrown something. A scene from the California fishes exhibit at the 2014 Picnic Day at University of California, Davis.
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