Taimen
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The Taimen is the most popular and common model of a Russian folding Kayak. It was and still is a very common boat in its country of origin and has been exported to other nations around the world. The Taimen kayaks have been produced in a military helicopter factory in Moscow since 1975, even though the design changed only slightly.
Taimen is also a species of giant salmonid found in Central Asia that can grow up to 200 pounds and have known to jump out of the water to eat squirrels and ducks.
{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Taimen | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Salmoniformes | familia = Salmonidae | genus = Hucho | species = H. taimen | binomial = Hucho taimen }}
According to this article released by SAPA-AFP and published on the news site www.iol.co.za [1], Taimen can reach 10 to 15 metres, live in Kanasi lake in China, and can weigh up to 4 tons. They are currently under investigation by a group of researchers. source [2]