Migration
By: Taya Lehman
What is it and why do animals do it?
Migration is the movement of animals from one region to another. Mostly all animals migrate. Across the globe, animals fly, walk, or even swim to get to a new place. They want to get to a new place because of different climate changes and they need new food.
African Elephant
African Elephants migrate each year. The distance they go depends on their habitat. These elephants face long dry seasons. They travel in very large herds. There is a couple reasons they migrate. It could be that they are trying to avoid enemies, climate change, or even a change in resource availability. Sometimes it for all these reasons.
American Buffalo
Buffalo, also called bison, migrate so they can find a warmer climate. They migrate every year during the winter months. They typically move 200 to 400 miles in these months. In the spring, they will move back to their original spot.
Zebra
Thousand of Zebras migrate each year in search of one thing. That one thing is greener grazing pastures. They are in search of better food and water supplies. They move because their land dries up from a seasonal drought.
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds that live in the United States and Canada migrate to the South in the fall, so they can spend winter in Mexico. Hummingbirds follow the flower and insect population, and that is why they migrate. They do not fly in flocks because it makes them bigger and a predator will easily see them, and also they all need their own flower.
Deer
Deer migrate in the winter. They do so because they run out of food and water. They also need a warmer place to stay. If they run out of food, they just keep moving until they find some. They are much like birds and move South.