What Animals Migrate In Autumn

They fatten themselves up in the spring and summer before entering a very deep sleep in the autumn.

What animals migrate in autumn. The children start by exploring contrasting travelling steps and actions inspired by squirrels spiders and birds feasting upon Autumns bounty of nuts berries and insects. Why animals are driven to migrate As the year turns millions of birds and animals cross oceans and continents but climate change. Some even cross the channel to reach southern Europe.

Birds and butterflies also are on the move in autumn. Some berries and apples appear on trees during the fall and they are snatched up by humans and animals alike. When the seasons change animals migrate to new homes.

There are some other methods of getting through the autumn. Across the world animals of all kinds migrate ranging from huge whales to tiny insects. Days are getting shorter leaves are turning brown and temperatures are dropping autumns here.

The main reason animals migrate is to escape adverse conditions by moving to areas in which conditions are more favourable for their own and their offsprings survival. Natures colors in autumn are not as bright as they are in spring. Hedgehogs and bats are two examples of British hibernating animals.

As winter sets in Alaska most of the ocean animals migrate southwards to the warmer oceans prompting the grey whales to follow. Some species travel here for the winter and others arrive in spring and summer. Here in the UK the most obvious migrants are birds.

In the UK pipistrelle bats migrate in autumn from the north to spend winter in the warmer south-west. Many see migration as part of a yearly cycle of changes a bird goes through. Its worth spending some time looking at tit flocks as these often harbour warblers like Blackcap and Chiffchaff.