For generations, the movement of animals across Africa on seasonal migrations has been one of the best-known natural phenomena. Each year, thousands of animals move across the landscape, following the ...
Along with the annual leaf drop from deciduous trees at about the middle of October, which is hard not to notice, this time is also well known for migration. We have been seeing the migration of birds ...
You’ve likely heard of seasonal migration, where certain animals move from one location to another depending on external factors like weather. However, did you know there’s a form of migration that ...
In the last week I have observed the changing color of the leaves and watched as they slowly fell off their trees. Soon enough, the trees will be bare and it will be winter, but in the meantime, I am ...
Animal migration has fascinated humans for millennia. And for good reason: Some of the most astonishing feats of endurance are performed by long-distance migrants, such as the nine-day non-stop flight ...
Each year, thousands of species participate in migration for a variety of reasons: to find more abundant food sources, escape harsh weather conditions, or head to breeding grounds. It is estimated ...
Hibernation Other animals that migrate also vary in how far they travel. Monarch butterflies, for example, live in Canada and the Northern U.S. in the summer and travel as far south as Mexico for the ...
While someone who doesn’t know anything about animals might confuse them, reindeer and deer are two different animals. Though they belong to the same family, confusingly called “deer,” many different ...