Animals on the Move
____________________ is the large-scale movement of an animal species from one place to another.
Migration
Where do caribou (reindeer) live?
The Artic tundra
Why do gray whales migrate to warmer waters?
To reproduce (have babies)
When do birds start to migrate south?
When the days grow shorter and the temperature drops
an object in a landscape that can be easily seen or is important
landmark
What kind of adaptation is migration?
Behavioral
About how many pounds of food can an adult caribou eat a day?
12 pounds
What is unique about how salmon swim?
They swim tail first
Birds like hawks and pelicans catch a _______________, which is a rising current of warm air.
Thermal
A salmon does this when it reproduces: spawn or navigate
spawn
How do young animals know how to migrate?
It is an instinct - they pass it down from one generation to another
What is the name of the huge plain that stretches across the African countries of Kenya and Tanzania?
The Serengeti
Up to how many pounds can a sea turtle weigh?
2,000 pounds
What shape do Canadian geese fly to help save energy and coordinate their flight pattern?
V
This describes the four natural parts of the year
seasonal
Out of these three animals, which one migrates the furthest?
Artic Tern
Porcupine Caribou
Gray Whale
Artic Tern
What animals threaten the wildebeests as they try to cross the Mara River?
crocodiles
How do scientists think that sea turtles know which direction to head across the beach?
They use Earth's magnetic field like a compass
Monarch butterflies leave their summer homes in ____________ and the ___________________ to head south to ___________________. (three countries)
Monarch butterflies leave their summer homes in Canada and the United States to head south to Mexico.
What is a change over time to better survive in an environment?
adaptation
About how many miles does a pucrupine caribou migrate in a year?
Up to 3,000 miles
Name three things that killer ants eat.
Ants
Insects
Lizards
Spiders
Snakes
Ho wlong are leatherback sea turtle hatchlings when they head to sea?
4 inches
Where does the artic tern live and where do they migrate to?
They live in the Arctic (North Pole)
They migrate to the Antarctic (South Pole)
A tiny machine planted under an animal's skin that records its location
tracking device