Animals That Migrate And Hibernate
With that in mind lets answer the eternal question of where do bats go in the winter by taking a closer look at hibernation and migration.
Animals that migrate and hibernate. It has excellent photographs that draw students into the text and helps them learn more about these amazing animals. Bats may be little fuzzballs but they clearly dont have the heavy fur necessary to ride out the cold temperatures of winter which is a major reason why they migrate. 8 Animal Reading Passages.
The Mudskipper or Amphibious fish is one of the animals in North American that hibernate during too warm and dry conditions. 21 pages of worksheets and classroom postersHibernationClass posters on Migration Adaptation HibernationMake a Book -. The lungfish enters estivation when their habitat gets too hot and dry.
North american desert animals like tortoises crocodiles frogs and salamanders go through the aestivation cycle. Bears living in cold climates hibernate when the food is scarce but the bears in warmer climates can find plenty of food all year long so they have no reason to hibernate. We study four animals that hibernate and four animals that migrate chipmunk bear bumblebee snail goose monarch butterfly humpback whale and penguin Students read the informational passage and take notes on their coordinating graphic organizer.
Then they complete the sentence starter. Cold-blooded animals like fish frogs snakes and turtles have no way to keep warm during the winter. They also seem to have a compass in their brain for using the Earths magnetic field.
Certain types of birds like geese ducks etc. Monarch butterflies Canadian geese and some bats leave their homes and migrate. Lets find out about animals that migrate during the Winter.
While many animals hibernate alone hibernation in garter snakes is a group activity. The arctic tern covers a migrating cycle of over 40000 miles and is thought to have the longest migration cycle of all animals. In our Hibernation and Migration lesson plan students learn about how and why animals hibernate or migrate.