Animal Migration

When animals leave one home to find a new home it is called ___________________.

• Get a Uhaul

• Migration

• Get gone

• Later Dude

Why do animals migrate?

• They like too

• They just feel like it

• For survival

• Mother said so

What causes animals to migrate? (Check all that apply)

• Climate or weather changes

• Food Supply

• Mating

• Mother said so

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Do polar bears migrate?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

Yes, polar bears in the Arctic migrate.

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Do Bats in the north migrate?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

Yes, some do migrate to warmer weather. Others will hibernate. Others will do both-hibernate and migrate. Bats that live in warmer areas often stay put in one area.

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Do Bumblebees migrate?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

No, the Queen bees will find a nesting place for the winter and will hibernate

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During the winter, food is hard to find. In order to combat this, grizzly bears will go to sleep during the winter and don't use much energy. When winter is over, they wake up and are ready to eat. What is this called?

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Mimicry

Other than sleep, what else happens during hibernation? (Check all that apply)

• Heart rate decreases

• Body temperature decreases

• Breathing slows down

• Body temperature increases

• Heart rate increases

In the summer, you can find gray whales off the coast of Alaska and northern Canada. In the winter, they can be found south off the coast of Mexico. This is an example of which response to stimuli?

• Courtship

• Imprinting

• Hibernation

• Migration

What are two reasons that animals migrate?

• They travel to where food is available

• They travel to places that are colder

• They travel to avoid cold winter months

• They travel to find a new home and never come back