Animals That Migrate In Autumn

Migrations on the land.

Animals that migrate in autumn. There are a few mammals like some bats caribou and elk and whales that travel in search of food each winter. Other migratory creatures include whales and dolphins bats butterflies and fish. During the transitional season of autumn many animals embark on migrations so they can spend winter in a warmer location while others stock up on food supplies and build structures to help them endure the impending cold weather.

Because temperatures begin to drop during the fall season these creatures begin to find more suitable conditions. The RSPB s Gemma Butlin highlights ten species to look out for this autumn some of which have travelled 6000 miles on their epic migration journeys. Where do summer visitors migrate to in autumn and winter.

Many species fly south to warmer climates including Monarch butterflies which typically pass through the Charlotte area in late September-early October during their annual migration to Mexico. Across the world animals of all kinds migrate ranging from huge whales to tiny insects. There are some other methods of getting through the autumn and winter.

Pick your own free resource every week. The children start by exploring contrasting travelling steps and actions inspired by squirrels spiders and birds feasting upon. Animals migrate so that they can survive.

Some insects also migrate. Here in the UK the most obvious migrants are birds. From geese and swans to redwings and fieldfares there are plenty of birds to look out for.

Birds and butterflies also are on the move in autumn. For example swallows migrate south once the weather begins to cool and their food sources dwindle. The Manx shearwater flies across the oceans to spend the winter off Argentina while famously the Arctic tern swaps the extreme north for the extreme south reaching and sometimes circumnavigating Antarctica.