A: BP: Migration

What do animals do when they migrate?

• They sleep all winter.

• They live in a pond.

• They move from one place to another.

• They study birds.

How do monarch butterflies migrate for the winter?

• They fly north into outer space.

• They use their wings to fly south.

• They fly south on a plane.

• They follow a map and go west.

Which sentence shares a fact about elephant seals?

• Baby elephant seals are cute.

• Elephant seals should not be hunted.

• Elephant seals migrate twice a year.

• Elephant seals are better than sea otters.

Birds might use the sun and the earth's magnet to migrate. What can you say about birds?

• Birds use things in nature to help them migrate.

• Birds get lost a lot.

• Birds hate the sun.

• Birds fly in circles.

Where would a goose fly for the winter?

• a warmer place

• a zoo

• a school

• a birdhouse

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Why do monarch butterflies migrate?

• because they have plenty of food where they live

• because they want to go to a warmer place for the winter

• because they want to hibernate under the snow

• because they need the exercise

What might a bird do before migrating?

• store food as body fat to use later

• look at a map

• make a new nest

• arrive in its summer home

Which sentence shares a detail about a robin’s migration?

• Robins eat berries, bugs, and worms.

• It takes robins two to six days to build their nests.

• Robins migrate during the day and night.

• Robin eggs are blue

How can people help migrating animals?

• Put up fences so migrating buffalo can’t cross.

• Build tall buildings in the path of migrating birds.

• Protect lands for migrating birds.

• Make river dams that keep salmon from returning upstream.

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What dangers might a gray whale face on its migration?

• fins and tails

• pollution and fishing nets

• cold and warm water

• baby gray whales

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