Animals That Migrate In Winter
Migration by Robin Nelson Grades PreK-1.
Animals that migrate in winter. Rustard Grades K-2. Video that showed how the geese fly to the south in a V formation so they can find food. Most animals who migrate are heading south in order to find a warmer place to spend the winter.
Well some animals like whales and dragonflies do. Then we talked about how some animals hibernate and sleep the winter away that would be me When we talked about how some animals migrate we watched a short BrainPop Jr. Hibernation by Tori Kosara Grades K-2.
Going Home by Marianne Berkes Grades 1-3. But there are other reasons to migrate as we will see below. Here you will find free printable pictures of animals that migrate in winter.
Among the reptiles that migrate the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea is well known for being one of the most migratory animals. Well list the rest in separate lists. Another long-distance traveler is the gray whale which research has shown can move anywhere from 9320 to 12425 miles 15000 to 20000 km round trip.
To be counted as a true migration and not just a local dispersal or irruption the movement of the animals should be an annual or seasonal occurrence such as Northern Hemisphere birds migrating south for the winter. Which animals migrate in Winter. Books about Animals that Migrate in Winter.
About 18 of the 10000 species of birds in the world migrate due to changes in the weather seasons. 294344 and in scotland no. Animals adapt to the winter by hibernating.