Today Mr. Davidson, from Trout in the Classroom, brought our classes our trout eggs. The trout are Rainbow trout. They have been genetically modified to make them sterile. Why sterile? In the spring we will take these trout and release them at Stone Mountain where there are already Brown Trout. They want to keep the breeds "clean". With our Rainbow trout sterile, we will not have to worry about mixed breeds of trout. By the way, Brook trout are the only trout that are native to North Carolina. They can only be found in the highest, most pristine conditions.
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