Animals That Migrate In The Fall
Lets find out about animals that migrate during the Winter.
Animals that migrate in the fall. Some animals migrate to breed. Animals begin migrating into communities during the fallBetween October and December animals will being to migrate down from higher elevations into the com. Animals begin migrating into communities during the fall.
When fall arrives they migrate back south to below the Arctic Circle. Birds mammals reptiles amphibians fish and even insects migrate. Every fall these butterflies migrate to warmer climates.
These are all examples of migratory animals. Especially our deer and our elk pronghorn too where the forage is greener in the summer higher quality for them and then they will move. Many birds and insects migrate to warmer areas during the chillier months of fall.
They return to the Gulf of Maine in the spring a round-trip of over 2000 miles. Spotted frogs migrate to springs to lay eggs. Because the trip can be dangerous some travel in large flocks.
Because temperatures begin to drop during the fall season these creatures begin to find more suitable conditions. Bears chipmunks and skunks stay where they live to hibernate. Monarch butterflies Canadian geese and some bats leave their homes and migrate.
For example many birds and animals in North America migrate south each fall for food despite the fact that a safe homecoming is not guaranteed for them. Humpback whales that feed in the Gulf of Maine migrate over 1500 miles in the winter to give birth to calves in the warm waters off the shores of the Dominican Republic. In winter when the ground is covered with snow the insects fruits and the vegetation they feed on become scarce they relocate to the areas where theres plenty of food.