Animal Migration
What is a migration?
Animal migration is when different types of animals go travel to distant places around the world. A lot of different animal migrations are seasonal, and some others are set of by other reasons.
Why do they migrate?
Animals usually migrate because of lack of food, finding mates, or because of climate changes in their respective areas. During different seasons, all of these factors come into play. There are a lot of potential things that could set off a migration, but the two biggest things are in for the search of food, and in for reproduction. These might be different for different animals, but these are the most usual. One more big thing that could set off a mass migration is sudden climate change.
how do they find their way around?
Some scientists think that most animal make their way to their certain locations by smell. Others think by landmarks, some even think that they might make their way around by earth's magnetic forces! Well, depends what type of animals you have. Here, I will be talking about the Arctic Tern (bird seen at top of page).
Animal migration is when different types of animals go travel to distant places around the world. A lot of different animal migrations are seasonal, and some others are set of by other reasons.
Why do they migrate?
Animals usually migrate because of lack of food, finding mates, or because of climate changes in their respective areas. During different seasons, all of these factors come into play. There are a lot of potential things that could set off a migration, but the two biggest things are in for the search of food, and in for reproduction. These might be different for different animals, but these are the most usual. One more big thing that could set off a mass migration is sudden climate change.
how do they find their way around?
Some scientists think that most animal make their way to their certain locations by smell. Others think by landmarks, some even think that they might make their way around by earth's magnetic forces! Well, depends what type of animals you have. Here, I will be talking about the Arctic Tern (bird seen at top of page).